diff -ur ImageMagick-7.1.2-8/config/policy-limited.xml ImageMagick-7.1.2-8_fix/config/policy-limited.xml
--- ImageMagick-7.1.2-8/config/policy-limited.xml	2025-10-26 12:54:38.000000000 +0100
+++ ImageMagick-7.1.2-8_fix/config/policy-limited.xml	2025-11-06 15:30:05.385948863 +0100
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@
   <!-- <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="-"/> -->
   <!-- don't read sensitive paths. -->
   <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="/etc/*"/>
+  <!-- but allow to read own data. -->
+  <policy domain="path" rights="read" pattern="/etc/IM*"/>
   <!-- Indirect reads are not permitted. -->
   <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="@*"/>
   <!-- These image types are security risks on read, but write is fine -->
diff -ur ImageMagick-7.1.2-8/config/policy-open.xml ImageMagick-7.1.2-8_fix/config/policy-open.xml
--- ImageMagick-7.1.2-8/config/policy-open.xml	2025-10-26 12:54:38.000000000 +0100
+++ ImageMagick-7.1.2-8_fix/config/policy-open.xml	2025-11-06 15:30:28.217319267 +0100
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@
   <!-- <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="-"/> -->
   <!-- don't read sensitive paths. -->
   <!-- <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="/etc/*"/> -->
+  <!-- but allow to read own data. -->
+  <!-- <policy domain="path" rights="read" pattern="/etc/IM*"/> -->
   <!-- Indirect reads are not permitted. -->
   <!-- <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="@*"/> -->
   <!-- These image types are security risks on read, but write is fine -->
diff -ur ImageMagick-7.1.2-8/config/policy-secure.xml ImageMagick-7.1.2-8_fix/config/policy-secure.xml
--- ImageMagick-7.1.2-8/config/policy-secure.xml	2025-10-26 12:54:38.000000000 +0100
+++ ImageMagick-7.1.2-8_fix/config/policy-secure.xml	2025-11-06 15:30:11.995056081 +0100
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@
   <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="-"/>
   <!-- don't read sensitive paths. -->
   <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="/etc/*"/>
+  <!-- but allow to read own data. -->
+  <policy domain="path" rights="read" pattern="/etc/IM*"/>
   <!-- Indirect reads are not permitted. -->
   <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="@*"/>
   <!-- These image types are security risks on read, but write is fine -->
diff -ur ImageMagick-7.1.2-8/config/policy-websafe.xml ImageMagick-7.1.2-8_fix/config/policy-websafe.xml
--- ImageMagick-7.1.2-8/config/policy-websafe.xml	2025-10-26 12:54:38.000000000 +0100
+++ ImageMagick-7.1.2-8_fix/config/policy-websafe.xml	2025-11-06 15:29:57.094814346 +0100
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@
   <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="-"/>
   <!-- don't read sensitive paths. -->
   <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="/etc/*"/>
+  <!-- but allow to read own data. -->
+  <policy domain="path" rights="read" pattern="/etc/IM*"/>
   <!-- Indirect reads are not permitted. -->
   <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="@*"/>
   <!-- Deny all image modules and specifically exempt reading or writing