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CVE-2026-43893

exiftool-vendored provides cross-platform Node.js access to ExifTool. Prior to 35.19.0, exiftool-vendored starts ExifTool in -stay_open True -@ - mode, where arguments are read from stdin one per line. In affected versions, several caller-supplied strings were interpolated into ExifTool arguments without rejecting line delimiters. A newline or carriage return inside one of those strings could split a single intended argument into multiple ExifTool arguments, allowing argument injection. The fix

Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:e1648de4c16608450be09733c1522eca49e7bba02caa7d2199e9d73dd90c5e73

Known exploited

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Disputed

Stale source

Conflicts

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion

{"product":"exiftool-vendored.js","vendor":"photostructure","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 35.19.0"}]}

cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
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Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion

{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":8.2,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
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CWE assertions

1 source assertion

{"cweId":"CWE-88","description":"CWE-88: Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
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Source references

1 source assertion

{"name":"https://github.com/photostructure/exiftool-vendored.js/security/advisories/GHSA-cw26-7653-2rp5","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/photostructure/exiftool-vendored.js/security/advisories/GHSA-cw26-7653-2rp5"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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Attribution and limitations

CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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