{"id":"CVE-2026-43893","revision":"12048b29573b44e79a0c372aad19d1e8","records":[{"revision":"12048b29573b44e79a0c372aad19d1e8","observedAt":"2026-10-27T11:12:04.713+00:00","statement":{"source":"nvd","id":"CVE-2026-43893","aliases":[],"title":"exiftool-vendored provides cross-platform Node.js access to ExifTool. Prior to 35.19.0, exiftool-vendored starts ExifTool in -stay_open True -@ - mode, where arguments are read from stdin one per line. In affected versions, several caller-s…","description":"exiftool-vendored provides cross-platform Node.js access to ExifTool. Prior to 35.19.0, exiftool-vendored starts ExifTool in -stay_open True -@ - mode, where arguments are read from stdin one per line. In affected versions, several caller-supplied strings were interpolated into ExifTool arguments without rejecting line delimiters. A newline or carriage return inside one of those strings could split a single intended argument into multiple ExifTool arguments, allowing argument injection. The fix also rejects NUL bytes as unsafe control characters. Applications that pass attacker-controlled strings to affected APIs may allow an attacker to make ExifTool read files accessible to the ExifTool process, or write output to attacker-chosen file system paths accessible to that process. No remote code execution has been demonstrated. This vulnerability is fixed in 35.19.0.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-05-11T22:22:14.033+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-26T18:10:00.173+00:00","affected":[],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 3.1 · security-advisories@github.com · Secondary","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N","score":8.2,"severity":"HIGH"}],"references":["https://github.com/photostructure/exiftool-vendored.js/security/advisories/GHSA-cw26-7653-2rp5"],"sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43893","license":"NIST NVD usage terms; underlying source attribution retained","enrichment":{"sourceStatus":"Deferred","weaknesses":["CWE-88"],"productCriteria":[],"sourceDates":{"published":"2026-05-11T22:22:14.033","lastModified":"2026-10-26T18:10:00.173"},"relatedAdvisories":[],"note":"NVD analysis and CPE criteria are source context, not proof that a package or your environment is affected. Complete affected data, logical configurations and SSVC are retained in the original JSON."},"key":"nvd:CVE-2026-43893","identifiers":["CVE-2026-43893"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}