CVE-2026-3102exiftool PNG File MacOS.pm SetMacOSTags os command injection
- 5.3MediumCVSS base score
- 4.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 9.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- YesPublic exploitsa reference or SSVC says so
Description
A vulnerability was determined in exiftool up to 13.49 on macOS. This issue affects the function SetMacOSTags of the file lib/Image/ExifTool/MacOS.pm of the component PNG File Parser. This manipulation of the argument DateTimeOriginal causes os command injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 13.50 is capable of addressing this issue. Patch name: e9609a9bcc0d32bd252a709a562fb822d6dd86f7. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
Timeline
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Published
- 3 days later
· 3 days later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium6.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 4.0 | Low2.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.0% · top 9.4% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.
Affected products
exiftool
- affected 13.0
- affected 13.1
- affected 13.2
- affected 13.3
- affected 13.4
- affected 13.5
- affected 13.6
- affected 13.7
- affected 13.8
- affected 13.9
- affected 13.10
- affected 13.11
- affected 13.12
- affected 13.13
- affected 13.14
- affected 13.15
- affected 13.16
- affected 13.17
- affected 13.18
- affected 13.19
- affected 13.20
- affected 13.21
- affected 13.22
- affected 13.23
- affected 13.24
- affected 13.25
- affected 13.26
- affected 13.27
- affected 13.28
- affected 13.29
- affected 13.30
- affected 13.31
- affected 13.32
- affected 13.33
- affected 13.34
- affected 13.35
- affected 13.36
- affected 13.37
- affected 13.38
- affected 13.39
- and 11 more
References
References7
- VDB-347528 | exiftool PNG File MacOS.pm SetMacOSTags os command injection (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-347528 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) (opens in a new tab)signaturepermissions-required
- Submit #758146 | Exiftool 13.49 Arbitrary Code Execution (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akk0vmilfb4 (opens in a new tab)media-coverage
- https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/commit/e9609a9bcc0d32bd252a709a562fb822d6dd86f7 (opens in a new tab)patch
- https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/releases/tag/13.50 (opens in a new tab)patch
- https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/ (opens in a new tab)product
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2026-8471 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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