CVE-2026-53464

MEDIUM

ImageMagick: Memory Leak in wand option parser when providing invalid arguments

Published June 26, 2026Updated June 26, 2026Source: osv

Summary

When providing invalid options to the wand option parser a small memory leak will occur.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-x64 to 14.14.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-x64 --version 14.14.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 to 14.14.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 --version 14.14.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q8-x64 to 14.14.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-x64 --version 14.14.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 to 14.14.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 --version 14.14.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 to 14.14.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 --version 14.14.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 to 14.14.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 --version 14.14.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 to 14.14.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 --version 14.14.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 to 14.14.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 --version 14.14.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q8-x86 to 14.14.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-x86 --version 14.14.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-x86 to 14.14.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-x86 --version 14.14.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU to 14.14.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU --version 14.14.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 to 14.14.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 --version 14.14.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 to 14.14.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 --version 14.14.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 to 14.14.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 --version 14.14.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU to 14.14.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU --version 14.14.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU to 14.14.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU --version 14.14.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 to 14.14.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 --version 14.14.0

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

Affected Packages (17)

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
Magick.NET-Q16-x64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+228 more)	14.14.0
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+57 more)	14.14.0
Magick.NET-Q8-x64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+228 more)	14.14.0
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+57 more)	14.14.0
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+209 more)	14.14.0
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+109 more)	14.14.0
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+209 more)	14.14.0
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+57 more)	14.14.0
Magick.NET-Q8-x86	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+228 more)	14.14.0
Magick.NET-Q16-x86	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+228 more)	14.14.0
Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+212 more)	14.14.0
Magick.NET-Q16-arm64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+57 more)	14.14.0
Magick.NET-Q8-arm64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+57 more)	14.14.0
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+109 more)	14.14.0
Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+212 more)	14.14.0
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+209 more)	14.14.0
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+57 more)	14.14.0

Vulnerability Classification

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

CWE-401
Memory LeakMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 4.0 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-53464?: ImageMagick: Memory Leak in wand option parser when providing invalid arguments This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of MEDIUM (CVSS score: 4.0/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2026-53464?: CVE-2026-53464 affects Magick.NET-Q16-x64, Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 and Magick.NET-Q8-x64 (and 14 more). Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2026-53464 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

4.0

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

Also Known As

GHSA-j989-f892-2335

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