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CVE-2026-94106: getID3 before 1.9.26 OS Command Injection via Unescaped Filenames

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-20 · updated 2026-09-22
• Weakness: CWE-78

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.

Affected products

• james-heinrich getid3: before 1.9.26 — fixed in 1.9.26

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: james-heinrich getid3 1.9.26. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3
• https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/blob/fefffe762b02be155dcc32eec57feff8a49bc4b5/getid3/write.vorbiscomment.php#L85-L110
• https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/commit/2c6f3f96546f05746405872848114754ed7fe9b4
• https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/commit/ce598c4f3823441d878c5a7a2a9f2f703a3e10b6
• https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/issues/503
• https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/releases/tag/v1.9.26
• https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/security/advisories/GHSA-qf3m-pmjh-h6fx
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/getid3-before-1.9.26-os-command-injection-via-unescaped-filenames

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