CVE-2026-26284 — ImageMagick: Heap overflow in Magick.NET-Q8-x86 —...

MEDIUM

ImageMagick: Heap overflow in pcd decoder leads to out of bounds read.

Published March 12, 2026Updated March 14, 2026Source: osv

Summary

The pcd coder lacks proper boundary checking when processing Huffman-coded data. The decoder contains an function that has an incorrect initialization that could cause an out of bounds read. ``` ==3900053==ERROR: AddressSanitizer: heap-buffer-overflow on address 0x502000003c6c at pc 0x55601b9cc552 bp 0x7ffd904b1f70 sp 0x7ffd904b1f60 READ of size 1 at 0x502000003c6c thread T0 ```

Advisory Timeline

First published March 12, 2026 (214 days ago).
Last revised March 14, 2026 — 2 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q8-x86 to 14.10.3 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-x86 --version 14.10.3

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 to 14.10.3 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 --version 14.10.3

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 to 14.10.3 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 --version 14.10.3

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU to 14.10.3 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU --version 14.10.3

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x86 to 14.10.3 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x86 --version 14.10.3

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-x86 to 14.10.3 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-x86 --version 14.10.3

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 to 14.10.3 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 --version 14.10.3

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU to 14.10.3 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU --version 14.10.3

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU to 14.10.3 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU --version 14.10.3

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 to 14.10.3 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 --version 14.10.3

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 to 14.10.3 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 --version 14.10.3

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-x64 to 14.10.3 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-x64 --version 14.10.3

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 to 14.10.3 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 --version 14.10.3

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 to 14.10.3 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 --version 14.10.3

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 to 14.10.3 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 --version 14.10.3

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 to 14.10.3 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 --version 14.10.3

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 to 14.10.3 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 --version 14.10.3

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q8-x64 to 14.10.3 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-x64 --version 14.10.3

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 to 14.10.3 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 --version 14.10.3

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (19)

Affects 1 ecosystem: nuget (19).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
Magick.NET-Q8-x86	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+221 more)	14.10.3
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+202 more)	14.10.3
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+50 more)	14.10.3
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+202 more)	14.10.3
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x86	nuget	All versions	14.10.3
Magick.NET-Q16-x86	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+221 more)	14.10.3
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+50 more)	14.10.3
Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+205 more)	14.10.3
Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+205 more)	14.10.3
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+202 more)	14.10.3
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+50 more)	14.10.3
Magick.NET-Q16-x64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+221 more)	14.10.3
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+102 more)	14.10.3
Magick.NET-Q16-arm64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+50 more)	14.10.3
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+102 more)	14.10.3
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+102 more)	14.10.3
Magick.NET-Q8-arm64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+50 more)	14.10.3
Magick.NET-Q8-x64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+221 more)	14.10.3
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+50 more)	14.10.3

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-122
View on MITRE
CWE-125
Out-of-bounds ReadMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 6.5 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-26284?: ImageMagick: Heap overflow in pcd decoder leads to out of bounds read. This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of MEDIUM (CVSS score: 6.5/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2026-26284?: CVE-2026-26284 affects Magick.NET-Q8-x86, Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 and Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 (and 16 more). Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2026-26284 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

6.5

Exploitation requires specific conditions or has limited impact. Remediate within weeks.

Also Known As

GHSA-wrhr-rf8j-r842

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