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Vulnerability · Published Sep 20, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-94106getID3 before 1.9.26 OS Command Injection via Unescaped Filenames

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity OS command injection in getid3 from james-heinrich. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 77% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 23.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12php-getid3no fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-94106
Debian:13php-getid3no fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-94106
Debian:14php-getid31.9.26+dfsg-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-94106
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSphp-getid3no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-94106
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSphp-getid3no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-94106
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSphp-getid3no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-94106
Ubuntu:26.10php-getid3no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-94106

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
james-heinrich getid3 0 – before 1.9.26

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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