CVE-2016-3715
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…
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
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.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as ImageMagick Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability.
- Added
- 3 Nov 2021
- Fix due (US federal)
- 3 May 2022
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
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Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: it is being exploited.
- 39767 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 36 days later
· 36 days later
Published
- 6 years later
· 6 years later
Added to CISA KEV
Known exploited in the wild
- 4 years later
· 4 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 75.3% · top 0.5% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (21)
- http://git.imagemagick.org/repos/ImageMagick/blob/a01518e08c840577cabd7d3ff291a9ba735f7276/ChangeLog (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1266 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=29588 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1326 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-2990-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1261 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 20160513 May 2016 - HipChat Server - Critical Security Advisory (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 39767 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:1260 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160504 Re: ImageMagick Is On Fire -- CVE-2016-3714 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-3746 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- GLSA-201611-21 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:1275 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- SSA:2016-132-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
- https://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3580 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:0726 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 89852 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3715 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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