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CVE-2026-108693

ImageMagick through 7.1.2-33 and 6.9.13-58 Uncontrolled Search Path via Ghostscript Delegate
  AV  AC  AT  PR  UI  VC  VI  VA   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   H   P   N   P   H   H   H    7.3   .0013    2.1     —
AFFECTED
  Product      Versions   Fixed
  ImageMagick  7.0.0-0 –  —
TIMELINE
  Oct 10  Reserved by VulnCheck
  Oct 11  Published (CNA: VulnCheck)
  Oct 13  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-108693 (ImageMagick). Public exploit reference added.
CWE-427 · CNA: VulnCheck · CVSS v4.0 · 5 references · NVD status: Awaiting Analysis

Description

ImageMagick on Windows through 7.1.2-33 and 6.9.13-58 contains an uncontrolled search path vulnerability in NTGhostscriptEXE() that launches gswin64c.exe by bare name when Ghostscript is unregistered. Attackers can plant a malicious gswin64c.exe in the working directory to execute code with ImageMagick privileges when PDF, PostScript, or EPS files are converted.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
October 10, 2026ReservedReserved by VulnCheck
October 11, 2026PublishedPublished (CNA: VulnCheck)
October 13, 2026EXPLOIT PUBLISHEDEXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-108693 (ImageMagick). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
ImageMagickImageMagick—7.0.0-0—

Weaknesses

CWE-427

References (5)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-108693 at cve.org

Vendors: imagemagick

Weaknesses: CWE-427

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