OS command injection in ExifTool for photo and video CSV export
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
CellHubs ExifTool for photo and video from 5.0.1-gms builds shell command strings from file paths and runs them with /system/bin/sh -c. In the CSV export path, the media path is only wrapped in single quotes and embedded single quotes are not escaped, which is CWE-78. A local attacker with no privileges can run OS commands when a user exports a file with a crafted name, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
ExifTool for photo and video 5.0.1-gms by CellHubs constructs shell command strings from file paths and invokes /system/bin/sh -c. In the CSV-export path, the selected media path is merely surrounded with single quotes; embedded single quotes are not escaped.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for ExifTool for photo and video.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-10 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-101947
- 2026-10-10 Alias added: GHSA-fwcv-c88q-m2pm
- 2026-10-11 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-101947 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-101947 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fwcv-c88q-m2pm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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