CVE-2026-40183 (GCVE-0-2026-40183)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-13 21:28 – Updated: 2026-04-13 21:28
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Title
ImageMagick: Heap buffer overflow when encoding JXL image with a 16-bit float
Summary
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. In versions below 7.1.2-19, the JXL encoder has an heap write overflow when a user specifies that the image should be encoded as 16 bit floats. This issue has been fixed in version 7.1.2-19.
CWE
  • CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ImageMagick ImageMagick Affected: < 7.1.2-19
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