CVE-2026-108693 json
ImageMagick through 7.1.2-33 and 6.9.13-58 Uncontrolled Search Path via Ghostscript Delegate
published 30d ago modified 6d ago also EUVD-2026-96696
- cvss
- 7.0
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 14%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
ImageMagick on Windows through 7.1.2-33 and 6.9.13-58 contains an uncontrolled search path vulnerability in NTGhostscriptEXE() that launches gswin64c.exe by bare name when Ghostscript is unregistered. Attackers can plant a malicious gswin64c.exe in the working directory to execute code with ImageMagick privileges when PDF, PostScript, or EPS files are converted.
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red hat product security vex CVE-2026-108693 updated cvss 7.0
ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Arbitrary code execution via insecure search path
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ImageMagick, ImageMagick-c++, ImageMagick-perl Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ImageMagick, ImageMagick-c++, ImageMagick-perlnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 27d ago
Exploit prediction
0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/ghostx-86/exploitarium/tree/main/imagemagick-gs-delegate-hijack-poc referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/imagemagick-through-7.1.2-33-and-6.9.13-58-uncontrolled-search-path-via-ghostscript-delegate referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- ImageMagick ImageMagick
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
References
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github.com
/ghostx-86/exploitarium/tree/main/imagemagick-gs-delegate-hijack-poc
exploit, mitigation, third-party-advisory
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vulncheck.com
/advisories/imagemagick-through-7.1.2-33-and-6.9.13-58-uncontrolled-search-path-via-ghostscript-delegate
third-party-advisory, exploit
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github.com
/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/211e5b975a0019a88dcef5f84c1193f46738d815/MagickCore/nt-base.c#L1469-L1511
technical-description, product
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github.com
/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/blob/211e5b975a0019a88dcef5f84c1193f46738d815/MagickCore/nt-base.c#L2829-L2832
technical-description, product
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github.com
/ImageMagick/ImageMagick
product
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-108693
- NVD CVE-2026-108693
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