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.
References8
- github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3
- github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/blob/fefffe762b02be155dcc32eec5…
- github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/commit/2c6f3f96546f057464058728…
- github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/commit/ce598c4f3823441d878c5a7a…
- github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/issues/503
- github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/releases/tag/v1.9.26
- github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/security/advisories/GHSA-qf3m-p…
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/getid3-before-1.9.26-os-command-in…
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.8
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 4.0
-
8.7
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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 — exploit probability
- 2% percentile: 77 · as of 8 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-78
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