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CVE-2016-5118

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8EPSS 50.0%EU EUVD

The OpenBlob function in blob.c in GraphicsMagick before 1.3.24 and ImageMagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a | (pipe) character at the start of a filename.

Key facts

CVSS score
9.8 (v3.1)
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS score
50.0% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2016-6069)
Published
June 10, 2016
NVD last modified
June 17, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2016-6069 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • canonical / ubuntu linux
  • canonical / ubuntu linux
  • canonical / ubuntu linux
  • canonical / ubuntu linux
  • debian / debian linux
  • graphicsmagick / graphicsmagick
  • imagemagick / imagemagick
  • opensuse / leap
  • opensuse / opensuse
  • oracle / linux
  • oracle / linux
  • oracle / solaris
  • oracle / solaris
  • suse / linux enterprise debuginfo
  • suse / linux enterprise desktop
  • suse / linux enterprise desktop
  • suse / linux enterprise server
  • suse / linux enterprise server
  • suse / linux enterprise software development kit
  • suse / linux enterprise software development kit
  • suse / linux enterprise software development kit
  • suse / linux enterprise workstation extension
  • suse / linux enterprise workstation extension
  • suse / studio onsite

Certified products that may be affected

26 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

See all 26 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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