CVE-2026-61860
Published: July 15th, 2026
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 contains a use-after-free vulnerability that occurs when freetype initialization fails: the method does not exit and continues to use memory that was already freed. This can be triggered during image processing and may lead to a denial of service.
LOW
CVSS v3: 3.7
CVSS v3: 3.7
Status
| DocFilters Release | Package | State | Justification | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.3 | freetype (2.13.3) | False Positive | Code Not Present | CVE-2026-61860 is a use-after-free in ImageMagick’s RenderFreetype() function in MagickCore/annotate.c, where a failed FT_Init_FreeType call does not cause an early return. The vulnerable code is entirely within ImageMagick — it is not a defect in the freetype library itself. Document Filters does not include or link against ImageMagick. Our use of freetype (via pdfium, skia, and ODA) properly handles initialization failures in each respective caller and is not affected. |
| 26.2 | freetype (2.13.3) | Needs Triage | ||
| 26.1 | freetype (2.13.3) | Needs Triage | ||
| 25.4 | freetype (2.13.3) | Needs Triage | ||
| 25.3 | freetype (2.13.3) | Needs Triage | ||
| 25.2 | freetype (2.13.3) | Needs Triage | ||
| 25.1 | freetype (2.6.5) | Needs Triage | ||
| 24.4 | freetype (2.6.5) | Needs Triage | ||
| 24.4.0 | freetype (2.6.5) | Needs Triage | ||
| 24.3 | freetype (2.6.5) | Needs Triage | ||
| 24.2 | freetype (2.6.5) | Needs Triage | ||
| 24.1 | freetype (2.6.5) | Needs Triage | ||
| 23.3 | freetype (2.6.5) | Needs Triage | ||
| 23.2 | freetype (2.6.5) | Needs Triage | ||
| 23.1 | freetype (2.6.5) | Needs Triage | ||
| 22.4 | freetype (2.6.5) | Needs Triage | ||
| 22.3 | freetype (2.6.5) | Needs Triage | ||
| 22.2 | freetype (2.6.5) | Needs Triage | ||
| 22.1 | freetype (2.6.5) | Needs Triage | ||
| 21.11 | freetype (2.6.5) | Needs Triage | ||
| 21.8 | freetype (2.6.5) | Needs Triage |
Severity score breakdown
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Availability Impact
LOW
Base Score
3.7
Base Severity
LOW
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
User Interaction
NONE
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Version
3.1