CVE-2026-46693 — ImageMagick: Race Condition in...

MEDIUM

ImageMagick: Race Condition in distributed pixel cache server can result in file descriptor hijacking

Published May 22, 2026Updated June 11, 2026Source: osv

Summary

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.

Advisory Timeline

First published May 22, 2026 (143 days ago).
Last revised June 11, 2026 — 20 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q8-x64 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-x64 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-x64 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-x64 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-x86 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-x86 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q8-x86 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q8-x86 --version 14.12.0

NuGet

Update Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 to 14.12.0 or later

dotnet add package Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 --version 14.12.0

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (17)

Affects 1 ecosystem: nuget (17).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
Magick.NET-Q8-arm64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+54 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+106 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+54 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+106 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q8-x64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+225 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+54 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q16-x64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+225 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+206 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+54 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q16-arm64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+54 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+206 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q16-x86	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+225 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+209 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+209 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+54 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q8-x86	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+225 more)	14.12.0
Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64	nuget	10.0.0, 10.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0 (+206 more)	14.12.0

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-362
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CWE-567
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CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 4.1 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-46693?: ImageMagick: Race Condition in distributed pixel cache server can result in file descriptor hijacking This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of MEDIUM (CVSS score: 4.1/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2026-46693?: CVE-2026-46693 affects Magick.NET-Q8-arm64, Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 and Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 (and 14 more). Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2026-46693 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

4.1

Exploitation requires specific conditions or has limited impact. Remediate within weeks.

Also Known As

GHSA-4g75-9r48-jf92

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