CVE-2026-43893

Published: Mag 12, 2026 Last Modified: Mag 12, 2026
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HIGH 8,2
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: high
Availability: none

Description

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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 also rejects NUL bytes as unsafe control characters. Applications that pass attacker-controlled strings to affected APIs may allow an attacker to make ExifTool read files accessible to the ExifTool process, or write output to attacker-chosen file system paths accessible to that process. No remote code execution has been demonstrated. This vulnerability is fixed in 35.19.0.

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Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

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Abstraction: Base Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality Integrity Availability Other
Potential Impacts:
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands Alter Execution Logic Read Application Data Modify Application Data
Applicable Platforms
Languages: Not Language-Specific, PHP
View CWE Details
https://github.com/photostructure/exiftool-vendored.js/secu…
https://github.com/photostructure/exiftool-vendored.js/security/advisories/GHSA…