High 8.8Published Sep 20, 2026

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

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 11:50 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-78
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated: Sep 21, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

james-heinrich getid3 james_heinrich:getid3 (from the name)	before 1.9.26; 1.9.26 not affected	CNA record

References

References

https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/security/advisories/GHSA-qf3m-pmjh-h6fx	vendor-advisory
https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/issues/503	issue-tracking
https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/commit/ce598c4f3823441d878c5a7a2a9f2f703a3e10b6	patch
https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/commit/2c6f3f96546f05746405872848114754ed7fe9b4	patch
https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/releases/tag/v1.9.26	release-notes
https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/blob/fefffe762b02be155dcc32eec57feff8a49bc4b5/getid3/write.vorbiscomment.php#L85-L110	technical-description
https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/getid3-before-1.9.26-os-command-injection-via-unescaped-filenames	third-party-advisory

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