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

May 22, 2026 (updated June 11, 2026)

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.

References

github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-4g75-9r48-jf92
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4g75-9r48-jf92
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46693

Code Behaviors & Features

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