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CVE-2016-3714

ImageMagick Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

  • High 8.4
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 9 Sep 2024
  • A public exploit reference is listed

Description

The (1) EPHEMERAL, (2) HTTPS, (3) MVG, (4) MSL, (5) TEXT, (6) SHOW, (7) WIN, and (8) PLT coders in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a crafted image, aka "ImageTragick."

Key facts

Published
5 May 2016
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
redhat
KEV added
9 Sep 2024
KEV fix due
30 Sep 2024
EPSS
97.485% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.901% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 8.4CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

  • Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
n/an/a
  • n/a (affected)

Timeline

  1. 5 May 2016 Published
  2. 9 Sep 2024 CVE-2016-3714 added to CISA KEV
  3. 9 Sep 2024 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References