CVE-2020-29599
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 68.8%
Description
ImageMagick before 6.9.11-40 and 7.x before 7.0.10-40 mishandles the -authenticate option, which allows setting a password for password-protected PDF files. The user-controlled password was not properly escaped/sanitized and it was therefore possible to inject additional shell commands via coders/pdf.c.
How to fix CVE-2020-29599
To remediate CVE-2020-29599, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/imagemagick—upgrade to 8:6.9.11.57+dfsg-1 or later
Is CVE-2020-29599 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 68.8%, placing CVE-2020-29599 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 8:6.9.11.57+dfsg-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |