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CVE-2026-7580: Exiftool JPEG/QuickTime/MOV/MP4 GM.pm Process_mrld code injection

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-05-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-74

Description

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".

Affected products

• Exiftool: 13.0, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5 (+48)

References

• https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/
• https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/commit/5a8b6b6ead12b39e3f32f978a4efd0233facbb01
• https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/commit/5a8b6b6ead12b39e3f32f978a4efd0233facbb01#diff-5a95c56c6f98f0aa538233fd81bb9967154f3e9ebd4126a98dfb126c4c5629a4
• https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/releases/tag/13.54
• https://vuldb.com/submit/800049
• https://vuldb.com/vuln/360421
• https://vuldb.com/vuln/360421/cti
• https://youtu.be/WktMPapQxlM

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