Bug 2500896 (CVE-2026-61859)

Summary: CVE-2026-61859 ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Information disclosure via policy bypass in -script operation
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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A flaw was found in ImageMagick. A local attacker with low privileges can exploit a policy bypass vulnerability in the `-script` operation due to missing security policy checks. This allows the attacker to read files from paths that are otherwise disallowed by the configured security policy, leading to information disclosure.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-07-15 12:01:34 UTC 
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-x before 6.9.13-51 contains a policy bypass vulnerability in the -script operation due to missing security policy checks. This allows reading files from paths that are otherwise disallowed by the configured security policy.