CVE-2026-56365

LOW

ImageMagick has a memory leak in PNG encoder when writing a MNG image

Published April 14, 2026Updated July 8, 2026Source: osv

Summary

When the PNG encoder fails to write an MNG image it can leak memory.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q8-x64 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-x64 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-x64 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-x64 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-x86 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-x86 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q8-x86 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-x86 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 --version 14.12.0

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

Affected Packages (18)

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+106 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q8-arm64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+54 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+106 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+54 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+106 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q8-x64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+225 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+54 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q16-x64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+225 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+206 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+54 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q16-arm64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+54 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+206 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q16-x86	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+225 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+209 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+209 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+54 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q8-x86	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+225 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+206 more)	14.12.0

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) 3.7 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-56365?: ImageMagick has a memory leak in PNG encoder when writing a MNG image This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of LOW (CVSS score: 3.7/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2026-56365?: CVE-2026-56365 affects Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64, Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 and Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 (and 15 more). Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2026-56365 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

3.7

Exploitation is difficult or impact is minor. Address in your next planned update.

Also Known As

GHSA-x928-4434-crqj

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