CVE-2026-61861

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions ImageMagick versions prior to 7.1.2-26

Description A use-after-free issue exists in the FormatMagickCaption() function. This occurs when memory allocation fails, causing a dangling pointer to reference memory that has already been freed. An attacker can trigger these allocation failures to potentially cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations Update to version 7.1.2-26 or later.