{"id":"GHSA-4whq-r978-2x68","aliases":[],"status":"published","title":"Arbitrary code execution in ExifTool","description":"### Impact\n\nArbitrary code execution can occur when running `exiftool` against files with hostile metadata payloads.\n\n### Patches\n\nExifTool has already been patched in version 12.24. exiftool-vendored, which vendors ExifTool, includes this patch in v14.3.0.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nNo.\n\n### References\n\nhttps://twitter.com/wcbowling/status/1385803927321415687\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22204\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [exiftool-vendored](https://github.com/photostructure/exiftool-vendored.js)","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","from":"ghsa"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-74"],"published":"2021-05-04T17:43:52Z","modified":"2023-01-09T05:04:47Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"exiftool-vendored","fixed_in":["14.3.0"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"exiftool-vendored","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"14.3.0"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"exiftool-vendored","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"14.3.0"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/photostructure/exiftool-vendored.js/security/advisories/GHSA-4whq-r978-2x68","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4whq-r978-2x68"},{"url":"https://github.com/photostructure/exiftool-vendored.js","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-4whq-r978-2x68","title":"Arbitrary code execution in ExifTool","description":"### Impact\n\nArbitrary code execution can occur when running `exiftool` against files with hostile metadata payloads.\n\n### Patches\n\nExifTool has already been patched in version 12.24. exiftool-vendored, which vendors ExifTool, includes this patch in v14.3.0.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nNo.\n\n### References\n\nhttps://twitter.com/wcbowling/status/1385803927321415687\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22204\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [exiftool-vendored](https://github.com/photostructure/exiftool-vendored.js)\n\n","status":"published","published":"2021-05-04T17:43:52Z","modified":"2023-01-09T05:04:47Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:36:10.502376Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-4whq-r978-2x68","title":"Arbitrary code execution in ExifTool","description":"### Impact\n\nArbitrary code execution can occur when running `exiftool` against files with hostile metadata payloads.\n\n### Patches\n\nExifTool has already been patched in version 12.24. exiftool-vendored, which vendors ExifTool, includes this patch in v14.3.0.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nNo.\n\n### References\n\nhttps://twitter.com/wcbowling/status/1385803927321415687\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22204\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [exiftool-vendored](https://github.com/photostructure/exiftool-vendored.js)\n\n","status":"published","published":"2021-05-04T17:43:52Z","modified":"2021-10-08T21:20:43Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:37.528068Z"}]}}