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CVE-2026-56372

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-19 contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the magnify operation that allows attackers

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-19 contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the magnify operation that allows attackers to read out of bounds memory. An unrecognized magnify:method value triggers an out of bounds read, potentially exposing sensitive information or causing denial of service.

LOW · CVSS 3.3 EPSS 0.00198
EPSS exploitation odds0.20% · top 90%
Monitor
  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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How to read a CVE - triage first, then detect and patch
This page is every public fact about CVE-2026-56372, cross-linked. Its job is to answer one question fast - does this need my attention now? - and then hand you the two things you do about it. Here is how an analyst reads it.
Triage: should I act now? Four signals, and they are not interchangeable:
CVSSseverity - how bad it is IF exploited, 0-10. A high CVSS alone is not urgency; a flaw can be a perfect 10 and never actually be attacked. EPSSprobability - a model’s estimate of the chance it is exploited in the next 30 days, 0-1. This is the “will it actually happen” signal. CISA KEVconfirmed - it is being exploited in the wild right now. The strongest signal on the page; KEV beats any score. Weaponisedavailability - public exploits / PoCs, and especially Metasploit modules rated Excellent / Great. Reliable, packaged exploit code means low-skill attackers can use it today.
How they combine: KEV, or a dependable Metasploit module, means patch now regardless of CVSS. High CVSS + low EPSS + no exploit is real but not an emergency - schedule it. Low CVSS but KEV-listed still gets patched now. The verdict above already weighed these for you; this is how it got there.
Then what - two workflows:
Detectwhen you cannot patch today, follow this CVE to the ATT&CK techniques it enables, then Build a SIEM detection (the green button) - author a rule, test it in Atomic, deploy it. That buys visibility while the patch waits. PatchAffected products / packages tell you if you are exposed; Fixed versions by distribution and Vendor advisories give the exact version that closes it.
Reading order for the panels below: verdict + badges, then Public exploits / Metasploit (is it weaponised), then ATT&CK techniques + Sigma / IDS rules (can I detect it), then Affected products / packages + Fixed versions (am I exposed, what patches it), then Threat actors / IOCs (who uses it), then Scoring & timeline / references (the evidence).

Exploitation momentum

2 days of EPSS
stable
Exploitation pressure is steady. This reads the direction and speed of EPSS over time, which can move before EPSS itself peaks or before CISA lists it.
Window

Severity & exploitation scoring

View on NVD →
CVSS base score
3.3
LOWCVSS v3.1 · [email protected]
EPSS exploitation probability
0.20%
Top 90%odds of exploitation in the next 30 days
CVSS metric silhouette
VectorComplexityPrivilegesInteractionScopeConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
shape grows toward worst-case
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Tech impact
partial
CVSS vector breakdown
Exploitability - how they get in
Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Impact - what breaks
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
VECTORCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Lifecycle
  1. 11 Jul 2026Published to NVD
  2. 13 Jul 2026Last modified
Every entry is a recorded date - NVD publish/modify, CISA KEV add, public exploit disclosure. No inferred events.
Attack path
Full kill chain

ATT&CK techniques

1

Techniques this CVE enables. Pills with a solid outline are high confidence - named directly in ATT&CK or Nuclei, or human-curated by CTID; the rest are inferred from the weakness type using MITRE's CVE Mapping Methodology and the CWE → CAPEC chain. Broad, generic-weakness guesses are filtered out. A small marks a technique that N independent sources agree on.

▤ Build a SIEM detection for these techniques

CAPEC attack patterns

1

Attack patterns this CVE enables - the bridge from weakness to ATT&CK technique.

Weakness Classification

Affected Packages

18
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
NuGet Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU LOW fixed in 14.12.0
NuGet Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU LOW fixed in 14.12.0
NuGet Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 LOW fixed in 14.12.0
NuGet Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 LOW fixed in 14.12.0
NuGet Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 LOW fixed in 14.12.0
NuGet Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 LOW fixed in 14.12.0
NuGet Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 LOW fixed in 14.12.0
NuGet Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 LOW fixed in 14.12.0
NuGet Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 LOW fixed in 14.12.0
NuGet Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 LOW fixed in 14.12.0
NuGet Magick.NET-Q16-x64 LOW fixed in 14.12.0
NuGet Magick.NET-Q16-x86 LOW fixed in 14.12.0
NuGet Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU LOW fixed in 14.12.0
NuGet Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 LOW fixed in 14.12.0
NuGet Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 LOW fixed in 14.12.0
NuGet Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 LOW fixed in 14.12.0
NuGet Magick.NET-Q8-x64 LOW fixed in 14.12.0
NuGet Magick.NET-Q8-x86 LOW fixed in 14.12.0
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Fixed versions by distribution

17
The package version that resolves this CVE on each Linux distribution, from the vendor’s published security data. fixed in shows a patched version exists; open means the package is listed as affected with no fix yet.
suse sle15GraphicsMagick open
suse sle15GraphicsMagick-devel open
suse sle15ImageMagick open
suse sle15ImageMagick-config-7-SUSE open
suse sle15ImageMagick-config-7-upstream open
suse sle15ImageMagick-devel open
suse sle15libGraphicsMagick++-Q16-12 open
suse sle15libGraphicsMagick++-devel open
suse sle15libGraphicsMagick-Q16-3 open
suse sle15libGraphicsMagick3-config open
suse sle15libGraphicsMagickWand-Q16-2 open
suse sle15libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI4 open
suse sle15libMagick++-devel open
suse sle15libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI6 open
suse sle15libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI6 open
suse sle15perl-GraphicsMagick open
suse sle15perl-PerlMagick open
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.