Vulnerability · Published Feb 24, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-3102exiftool PNG File MacOS.pm SetMacOSTags os command injection
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity OS command injection in exiftool. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.0% (higher than 90% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-78, CWE-77 · Vector: 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
References
- VDB-347528 | exiftool PNG File MacOS.pm SetMacOSTags os command injection vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-347528 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #758146 | Exiftool 13.49 Arbitrary Code Execution third-party-advisory
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akk0vmilfb4 media-coverage
- https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/commit/e9609a9bcc0d32bd252a709a562fb822d6dd86f7 patch
- https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/releases/tag/13.50 patch
- https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/ product