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CVE-2016-3715

ImageMagick Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

CISA KEV record

CISA date added
2021-11-03
CISA due date
2022-05-03
Known ransomware use
Unknown

NVD risk context

5.5 MEDIUM

CVSS is a technical severity score. CISA’s KEV status remains the evidence that this vulnerability is known to be exploited.

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Attack vector
Local
An attacker needs local access to the affected system.
Attack complexity
Low
Exploitation does not require unusual conditions beyond normal attacker control.
Privileges required
None
The attacker does not need an existing account or privileges.
User interaction
Required
A user must take an action, such as opening a file or link.

Description

ImageMagick contains an unspecified vulnerability that could allow users to delete files by using ImageMagick's 'ephemeral' pseudo protocol, which deletes files after reading.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

NVD reference index

Vendor and remediation references

NVD has tagged these sources as vendor advisories, patches, mitigations, or release notes.

Other NVD references (18)

MITRE CWE context

CWE classification

NVD record timing

NVD record timeline

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NVD published
May 05, 2016, 06:59 PM UTC
When NVD first published this CVE record.
NVD last updated
Jun 17, 2026, 12:46 AM UTC
When NVD last changed its analysis or record data.
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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CISA notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3715