CVE-2026-56364: ImageMagick before 7.1.2-13 contains a memory leak vulnerability in LoadOpenCLDeviceBenchmark() function when parsing malformed OpenCL device profile XML files with unclosed device
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-13 contains a memory leak vulnerability in LoadOpenCLDeviceBenchmark() function when parsing malformed OpenCL device profile XML files with unclosed device elements. Attackers with write access to the OpenCL cache directory can place malicious XML files to exhaust memory and cause denial of service.
Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56364
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-563640.12% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 2% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-56364 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
Recent advisories for ImageMagick
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- lowCVE-2026-56373: ImageMagick before 7.1.2-15 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the PDB decoder that us…nvd · 2026-07-10
- lowCVE-2026-56366: ImageMagick before 7.1.2-18 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the META reader when proce…nvd · 2026-07-10
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] ImageMagick: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-09
- low[UPDATE] [low] ImageMagick: Multiple vulnerabilities allow Denial of Servicecert-bund · 2026-07-09
- lowCVE-2026-56374: ImageMagick before 7.1.2-19 contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the FTXT encoder …nvd · 2026-07-08
- lowCVE-2026-56362: ImageMagick before 7.1.2-15 contains a heap-buffer-overflow read vulnerability in GetPixelInde…nvd · 2026-07-08
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