CVE-2016-5239

The gnuplot delegate functionality in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and GraphicsMagick allows remote...

9.8 CriticalFix available

The gnuplot delegate functionality in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and GraphicsMagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

3.16%Up 1.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

The gnuplot delegate functionality in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and GraphicsMagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2016-5239
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

The gnuplot delegate functionality in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and GraphicsMagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2016-5239
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-6190 No score

The gnuplot delegate functionality in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and GraphicsMagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

Record: EUVD-2016-6190
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v696-qhvw-8g5m 9.8

The gnuplot delegate functionality in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and GraphicsMagick allows remote...

The gnuplot delegate functionality in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and GraphicsMagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

Record: GHSA-v696-qhvw-8g5m
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 9.8

The gnuplot delegate functionality in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and GraphicsMagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

Record: CVE-2016-5239
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-5239 9.8

The gnuplot delegate functionality in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and GraphicsMagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5239
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-5239 9.8

The gnuplot delegate functionality in ImageMagick before 6.9.4-0 and GraphicsMagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5239
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

imagemagick

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`graphicsmagick` Debian:12	before 1.3.24-1	1.3.24-1
`graphicsmagick` Debian:13	before 1.3.24-1	1.3.24-1
`graphicsmagick` Debian:14	before 1.3.24-1	1.3.24-1
`imagemagick` Debian:12	before 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2	8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2
`imagemagick` Debian:13	before 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2	8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2
`imagemagick` Debian:14	before 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2	8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-2
`graphicsmagick` Debian:8 From an advisory covering 31 CVEs	before 1.3.20-3+deb8u4, plus listed versions 1.3.20-3+deb8u11.3.20-3+deb8u21.3.20-3+deb8u3	1.3.20-3+deb8u4
`graphicsmagick` Debian:7 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 1.3.16-1.1+deb7u1, plus listed versions 1.3.16-1.1	1.3.16-1.1+deb7u1
`imagemagick` Debian:7 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u5, plus listed versions 8:6.7.7.10-58:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u28:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u38:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u4	8:6.7.7.10-5+deb7u5
`imagemagick` Debian:8 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u2, plus listed versions 8:6.8.9.9-58:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u1	8:6.8.9.9-5+deb8u2

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ImageMagick` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-c++` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-c++-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-perl` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-c++` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-c++-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-perl` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-c++` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-c++-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-perl` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-c++` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-c++-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick-perl` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8	0:6.7.2.7-5.el6_8
`ImageMagick` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick-c++` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick-c++-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick-perl` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick-c++` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick-c++-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick-perl` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick-c++` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick-perl` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick-c++-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick-c++` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick-perl` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick-c++-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`ImageMagick-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2	0:6.7.8.9-15.el7_2
`graphicsmagick` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	before 1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1, plus listed versions 1.3.16-1.1ubuntu21.3.16-1.1ubuntu31.3.18-1ubuntu3	1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1
`imagemagick` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	before 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1, plus listed versions 8:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu38:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu48:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu18:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu28:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3	8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.1
`graphicsmagick` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	before 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 1.3.21-31.3.23-11.3.23-1build1	1.3.23-1ubuntu0.1
`imagemagick` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	before 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1, plus listed versions 8:6.8.9.9-5ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-68:6.8.9.9-6build18:6.8.9.9-78:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu1 Show 4 moreShow less 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu28:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu38:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu48:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5	8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-5239 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Imagemagick, published May 16, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.16%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in graphicsmagick 1.3.24-1.

References

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