ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 Path Traversal via TOCTOU Symlink Race (CVE-2026-86424) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-86424

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 Path Traversal via TOCTOU Symlink Race

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-86424 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 Path Traversal via TOCTOU Symlink Race. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps ImageMagick/ImageMagick (generic), ImageMagick/ImageMagick (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 7, 2026Updated Sep 7, 2026Source checked Sep 7, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 7, 2026Material review Sep 7, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 2 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps ImageMagick/ImageMagick (generic), ImageMagick/ImageMagick (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
ImageMagick/ImageMagickgeneric	>=0 <7.1.2-30	7.1.2-30
ImageMagick/ImageMagickgeneric	>=0 <6.9.13-55	6.9.13-55

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for ImageMagick/ImageMagick, ImageMagick/ImageMagick.
Review the reported fix. Update ImageMagick/ImageMagick to 7.1.2-30; ImageMagick/ImageMagick to 6.9.13-55 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 7, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 7, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 7, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-30 and 6.9.13-55 contains a time-of-check-time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerability in the video decoder that allows attackers to bypass path policy write restrictions via symlink swaps. An attacker can replace a symlink between policy validation (check-time) and the file write operation (use-time) to write to policy-denied locations.

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