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 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.
Configurations

No configuration.

History

11 May 2026, 22:22

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Information

Published : 2026-05-11 22:22

Updated : 2026-05-13 18:27


NVD link : CVE-2026-43893

Mitre link : CVE-2026-43893

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-43893


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Products Affected

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CWE
CWE-88

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