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CVE-2022-23935

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-01-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

lib/Image/ExifTool.pm in ExifTool before 12.38 mishandles a $file =~ /\|$/ check, leading to command injection.

Affected products

• Exiftool: before 12.38 — fixed in 12.38

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Exiftool 12.38. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://gist.github.com/ert-plus/1414276e4cb5d56dd431c2f0429e4429
• https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/commit/74dbab1d2766d6422bb05b033ac6634bf8d1f582
• https://gist.github.com/ert-plus/1414276e4cb5d56dd431c2f0429e4429
• https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/commit/74dbab1d2766d6422bb05b033ac6634bf8d1f582

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