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CVE-2026-7580

Exiftool JPEG/QuickTime/MOV/MP4 GM.pm Process_mrld code injection

4.8 MediumFix available

A vulnerability was detected in Exiftool up to 13.53. Impacted is the function Process_mrld of the file lib/Image/ExifTool/GM.pm of the component JPEG/QuickTime/MOV/MP4. The manipulation of the argument -ee results in code injection. Attacking locally is a requirement. Upgrading to version 13.54 is recommended to address this issue. The patch is identified as 5a8b6b6ead12b39e3f32f978a4efd0233facbb01. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. The fix in the source code mentions: "[J]ust to be safe, probably never happen".

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

0.18%Up 0.2 points since May 2, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.8

Exiftool JPEG/QuickTime/MOV/MP4 GM.pm Process_mrld code injection

A vulnerability was detected in Exiftool up to 13.53. Impacted is the function Process_mrld of the file lib/Image/ExifTool/GM.pm of the component JPEG/QuickTime/MOV/MP4. The manipulation of the argument -ee results in code injection. Attacking locally is a requirement. Upgrading to version 13.54 is recommended to address this issue. The patch is identified as 5a8b6b6ead12b39e3f32f978a4efd0233facbb01. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. The fix in the source code mentions: "[J]ust to be safe, probably never happen".

Record
CVE-2026-7580
CVSS 4.0
4.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS 3.0
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS 2.0
4.3 AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
Weakness
CWE-94, CWE-74
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-26500 4.8

A vulnerability was detected in Exiftool up to 13.53. Impacted is the function Process_mrld of the file lib/Image/ExifTool/GM.pm of the component JPEG/QuickTime/MOV/MP4. The manipulation of the argument -ee results in code injection. Attacking locally is a requirement. Upgrading to version 13.54 is recommended to address this issue. The patch is identified as 5a8b6b6ead12b39e3f32f978a4efd0233facbb01. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. The fix in the source code mentions: "[J]ust to be safe, probably never happen".

Record
EUVD-2026-26500
CVSS 4.0
4.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qjrf-c4wp-pgxx 1.9

A vulnerability was detected in Exiftool up to 13.53. Impacted is the function Process_mrld of...

A vulnerability was detected in Exiftool up to 13.53. Impacted is the function Process_mrld of the file lib/Image/ExifTool/GM.pm of the component JPEG/QuickTime/MOV/MP4. The manipulation of the argument -ee results in code injection. Attacking locally is a requirement. Upgrading to version 13.54 is recommended to address this issue. The patch is identified as 5a8b6b6ead12b39e3f32f978a4efd0233facbb01. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. The fix in the source code mentions: "[J]ust to be safe, probably never happen".

Record
GHSA-qjrf-c4wp-pgxx
CVSS 4.0
1.9 LowCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/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
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness
CWE-74
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 1.9

A vulnerability was detected in Exiftool up to 13.53. Impacted is the function Process_mrld of the file lib/Image/ExifTool/GM.pm of the component JPEG/QuickTime/MOV/MP4. The manipulation of the argument -ee results in code injection. Attacking locally is a requirement. Upgrading to version 13.54 is recommended to address this issue. The patch is identified as 5a8b6b6ead12b39e3f32f978a4efd0233facbb01. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. The fix in the source code mentions: "[J]ust to be safe, probably never happen".

Record
CVE-2026-7580
CVSS 4.0
1.9 LowCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/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
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-74, CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 1.9

Exiftool JPEG/QuickTime/MOV/MP4 GM.pm Process_mrld code injection

A vulnerability was detected in Exiftool up to 13.53. Impacted is the function Process_mrld of the file lib/Image/ExifTool/GM.pm of the component JPEG/QuickTime/MOV/MP4. The manipulation of the argument -ee results in code injection. Attacking locally is a requirement. Upgrading to version 13.54 is recommended to address this issue. The patch is identified as 5a8b6b6ead12b39e3f32f978a4efd0233facbb01. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. The fix in the source code mentions: "[J]ust to be safe, probably never happen".

Record
CVE-2026-7580
CVSS 4.0
1.9 LowCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Weakness
CWE-74, CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-07
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-7580 1.9

A vulnerability was detected in Exiftool up to 13.53. Impacted is the function Process_mrld of the file lib/Image/ExifTool/GM.pm of the component JPEG/QuickTime/MOV/MP4. The manipulation of the argument -ee results in code injection. Attacking locally is a requirement. Upgrading to version 13.54 is recommended to address this issue. The patch is identified as 5a8b6b6ead12b39e3f32f978a4efd0233facbb01. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. The fix in the source code mentions: "[J]ust to be safe, probably never happen".

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-7580
CVSS 4.0
1.9 LowCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/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
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVOESA-2026-2222 5.3

perl-Image-ExifTool security update

ExifTool is a Perl module with an included command-line application for reading and writing meta information in image, audio, and video files. It reads EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP, JFIF, MakerNotes, GeoTIFF, ICC Profile, Photoshop IRB, FlashPix, AFCP, and ID3 meta information from JPG, JP2, TIFF, GIF, PNG, MNG, JNG, MIFF, EPS, PS, AI, PDF, PSD, BMP, THM, CRW, CR2, MRW, NEF, PEF, ORF, DNG, and many other types of images. ExifTool also extracts information from the maker notes of many digital cameras by various manufacturers including Canon, Casio, FujiFilm, GE, HP, JVC/Victor, Kodak, Leaf, Minolta/Konica-Minolta, Nikon, Olympus/Epson, Panasonic/Leica, Pentax/Asahi, Reconyx, Ricoh, Samsung, Sanyo, Sigma/Foveon, and Sony.

Security Fix(es):

A vulnerability was detected in Exiftool up to 13.53. Impacted is the function Process_mrld of the file lib/Image/ExifTool/GM.pm of the component JPEG/QuickTime/MOV/MP4. The manipulation of the argument -ee results in code injection. Attacking locally is a requirement. Upgrading to version 13.54 is recommended to address this issue. The patch is identified as 5a8b6b6ead12b39e3f32f978a4efd0233facbb01. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. The fix in the source code mentions: "[J]ust to be safe, probably never happen".(CVE-2026-7580)

Record
OESA-2026-2222
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2026-2223 5.3

perl-Image-ExifTool security update

ExifTool is a Perl module with an included command-line application for reading and writing meta information in image, audio, and video files. It reads EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP, JFIF, MakerNotes, GeoTIFF, ICC Profile, Photoshop IRB, FlashPix, AFCP, and ID3 meta information from JPG, JP2, TIFF, GIF, PNG, MNG, JNG, MIFF, EPS, PS, AI, PDF, PSD, BMP, THM, CRW, CR2, MRW, NEF, PEF, ORF, DNG, and many other types of images. ExifTool also extracts information from the maker notes of many digital cameras by various manufacturers including Canon, Casio, FujiFilm, GE, HP, JVC/Victor, Kodak, Leaf, Minolta/Konica-Minolta, Nikon, Olympus/Epson, Panasonic/Leica, Pentax/Asahi, Reconyx, Ricoh, Samsung, Sanyo, Sigma/Foveon, and Sony.

Security Fix(es):

A vulnerability was detected in Exiftool up to 13.53. Impacted is the function Process_mrld of the file lib/Image/ExifTool/GM.pm of the component JPEG/QuickTime/MOV/MP4. The manipulation of the argument -ee results in code injection. Attacking locally is a requirement. Upgrading to version 13.54 is recommended to address this issue. The patch is identified as 5a8b6b6ead12b39e3f32f978a4efd0233facbb01. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. The fix in the source code mentions: "[J]ust to be safe, probably never happen".(CVE-2026-7580)

Record
OESA-2026-2223
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2026-2224 5.3

perl-Image-ExifTool security update

ExifTool is a Perl module with an included command-line application for reading and writing meta information in image, audio, and video files. It reads EXIF, GPS, IPTC, XMP, JFIF, MakerNotes, GeoTIFF, ICC Profile, Photoshop IRB, FlashPix, AFCP, and ID3 meta information from JPG, JP2, TIFF, GIF, PNG, MNG, JNG, MIFF, EPS, PS, AI, PDF, PSD, BMP, THM, CRW, CR2, MRW, NEF, PEF, ORF, DNG, and many other types of images. ExifTool also extracts information from the maker notes of many digital cameras by various manufacturers including Canon, Casio, FujiFilm, GE, HP, JVC/Victor, Kodak, Leaf, Minolta/Konica-Minolta, Nikon, Olympus/Epson, Panasonic/Leica, Pentax/Asahi, Reconyx, Ricoh, Samsung, Sanyo, Sigma/Foveon, and Sony.

Security Fix(es):

A vulnerability was detected in Exiftool up to 13.53. Impacted is the function Process_mrld of the file lib/Image/ExifTool/GM.pm of the component JPEG/QuickTime/MOV/MP4. The manipulation of the argument -ee results in code injection. Attacking locally is a requirement. Upgrading to version 13.54 is recommended to address this issue. The patch is identified as 5a8b6b6ead12b39e3f32f978a4efd0233facbb01. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. The fix in the source code mentions: "[J]ust to be safe, probably never happen".(CVE-2026-7580)

Record
OESA-2026-2224
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-7580 1.9

A vulnerability was detected in Exiftool up to 13.53. Impacted is the function Process_mrld of the file lib/Image/ExifTool/GM.pm of the component JPEG/QuickTime/MOV/MP4. The manipulation of the argument -ee results in code injection. Attacking locally is a requirement. Upgrading to version 13.54 is recommended to address this issue. The patch is identified as 5a8b6b6ead12b39e3f32f978a4efd0233facbb01. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. The fix in the source code mentions: "[J]ust to be safe, probably never happen".

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-7580
CVSS 4.0
1.9 LowCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libimage-exiftool-perl
Debian:13
 All versions, plus listed versions
13.25+dfsg-113.36+dfsg-113.44+dfsg-113.50+dfsg-113.55+dfsg-1
 None known
libimage-exiftool-perl
Debian:14
 before 13.55+dfsg-1, plus listed versions
13.25+dfsg-113.36+dfsg-113.44+dfsg-113.50+dfsg-1
13.55+dfsg-1
perl-Image-ExifTool
openEuler:24.03-LTS
 before 13.55-1.oe2403
13.55-1.oe2403
perl-Image-ExifTool
openEuler:24.03-LTS-SP1
 before 13.55-1.oe2403sp1
13.55-1.oe2403sp1
perl-Image-ExifTool
openEuler:24.03-LTS-SP3
 before 13.55-1.oe2403sp3
13.55-1.oe2403sp3
libimage-exiftool-perl
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
10.00-110.02-110.04-110.05-110.07-1
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10.08-110.09-110.10-110.10-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
 None known
libimage-exiftool-perl
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
10.60-110.64-110.65-110.67-110.75-110.79-110.80-110.80-1ubuntu0.1
 None known
libimage-exiftool-perl
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
11.65-111.70-111.74-111.75-111.76-1
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11.77-111.78-111.79-111.80-111.87-111.88-111.88-1ubuntu0.1
 None known
libimage-exiftool-perl
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
12.16+dfsg-212.34+dfsg-112.35+dfsg-112.36+dfsg-112.39+dfsg-112.40+dfsg-1
 None known
libimage-exiftool-perl
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
12.65+dfsg-112.67+dfsg-112.70+dfsg-112.76+dfsg-1
 None known
libimage-exiftool-perl
Ubuntu:25.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
13.10+dfsg-113.25+dfsg-1
 None known
libimage-exiftool-perl
Ubuntu:26.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
13.50+dfsg-113.55+dfsg-1
 None known
libimage-exiftool-perl
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
13.25+dfsg-113.36+dfsg-113.44+dfsg-113.50+dfsg-1
 None known

History

History
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-7580 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in libimage-exiftool-perl, published May 1, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 7th percentile. Fixed in libimage-exiftool-perl 13.55+dfsg-1.

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