ImageMagick: Race Condition in distributed pixel cache server can result in file descriptor hijacking
CVE-2026-46693

4.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Imagemagick
Status
Imagemagick
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 June 2026

What is CVE-2026-46693?

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 6.9.13-48 and 7.1.2-23, an attacker who can connect to a magick -distribute-cache service can hijack a file descriptor in the server process when a race condition is met. This issue has been patched in versions 6.9.13-48 and 7.1.2-23.

Affected Version(s)

ImageMagick < 6.9.13-48 < 6.9.13-48

ImageMagick < 7.1.2-23 < 7.1.2-23

References

https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advis...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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