CVE-2026-7580 MEDIUM

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

Vendor N/A
Product Exiftool
Weakness CWE-94 · Code injection
Published May 1, 2026
Last update May 1, 2026
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CVSS base score

4.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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".

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 1, 2026 CVE published
May 1, 2026 Record updated