CVE-2026-94106getID3 before 1.9.26 OS Command Injection via Unescaped Filenames
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getID3 before 1.9.26 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in shell-out handlers that fail to escape filenames in command strings. Attackers can craft malicious filenames containing shell metacharacters to inject arbitrary commands executed with the privileges of the process embedding getID3.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
james-heinrich getid3 james_heinrich:getid3 (from the name) | before 1.9.26; 1.9.26 not affected | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/security/advisories/GHSA-qf3m-pmjh-h6fxvendor-advisory
- https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/issues/503issue-tracking
- https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/commit/ce598c4f3823441d878c5a7a2a9f2f703a3e10b6patch
- https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/commit/2c6f3f96546f05746405872848114754ed7fe9b4patch
- https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/releases/tag/v1.9.26release-notes
- https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/blob/fefffe762b02be155dcc32eec57feff8a49bc4b5/getid3/write.vorbiscomment.php#L85-L110technical-description
- https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/getid3-before-1.9.26-os-command-injection-via-unescaped-filenamesthird-party-advisory
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