CVE-2016-3714

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."

CVSS v3.1 NVD

8.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

97.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile

CISA KEV

added 2024-09-09

Published

2016-05-05

Updated

2025-10-21

Proof-of-concept exploits (13)

• http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/fileformat/imagemagick_delegate
• Hood3dRob1n/CVE-2016-371470★ · 2016-05-07
• JoshMorrison99/CVE-2016-37141★ · 2022-12-02
• Macr0phag3/Exp-or-Poc6★ · 2021-01-16
• MrrRaph/pandagik1★ · 2022-04-26
• PandH4cker/pandagik1★ · 2022-04-26
• SgtMate/container_escape_showcase1★ · 2024-05-03
• jpeanut/ImageTragick-CVE-2016-3714-RShell18★ · 2016-05-29
• mmomtchev/magickwand.js95★ · 2026-10-14
• sardine-web/File-Upload0★ · 2025-06-25
• shelld3v/RCE-python-oneliner-payload32★ · 2021-09-09
• snyk-labs/container-breaking-in-goof8★ · 2026-06-17
• tommiionfire/CVE-2016-37140★ · 2016-05-04

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/fileformat/imagemagick_dele…

ExploitDB entries (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39791
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39767

Vulhub environments (1)

• vulhub/vulhub/tree/master/imagemagick/CVE-2016-3714

Security advisories

• https://imagetragick.com
• https://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=29588
• https://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00024.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00025.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00028.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00032.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00041.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00051.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152364/ImageTragick-ImageMagick-Proof-Of-Concepts.ht…
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0726.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3580
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3746
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538378/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89848
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035742
• http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-secu…
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2990-1
• https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/2296071
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-21
• https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/250519
• http://git.imagemagick.org/repos/ImageMagick/blob/a01518e08c840577cabd7d3ff291a9ba735f727…
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332492

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

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