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CVE-2016-3715

ImageMagick Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

  • Medium 5.5
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 3 Nov 2021
  • A public exploit reference is listed

Description

The EPHEMERAL coder in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a crafted image.

Key facts

Published
5 May 2016
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
redhat
KEV added
3 Nov 2021
KEV fix due
3 May 2022
EPSS
75.307% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.52% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: partial

Severity scores

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

  • 5.5CVSS 3.1, Mediumfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

What to do

  • Apply updates per vendor instructions.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. 3 Nov 2021 CVE-2016-3715 added to CISA KEV
  3. 3 Nov 2021 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References