CVE-2026-94106
Severity CVSS v4.0:
HIGH
Type:
CWE-78
OS Command Injections
Publication date:
20/09/2026
Last modified:
22/09/2026
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.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
8.70
Severity 4.0
HIGH
Base Score 3.x
8.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- 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


