exiftool-vendored vulnerable to argument injection via newline characters in tag names

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Severity and exploitation

• CISA KEV Not listed.
• EPSS 0.0049, the 42nd percentile, on 15 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

This record came from the full history of the GitHub Advisory Database, published 5 May 2026. New records show when each source confirmed them.

Sources

• GitHub Advisory Database: GHSA-cw26-7653-2rp5
• OSV: GHSA-cw26-7653-2rp5
• github.com/photostructure/exiftool-vendored.js/security/advisories/GHSA-cw26-7653-2rp5
• nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43893
• exiftool.org/TagNames
• exiftool.org/exiftool_pod.html#stay_open-FLAG
• github.com/photostructure/exiftool-vendored.js

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