HIGH
lib/Image/ExifTool.pm in ExifTool before 12.38 mishandles a $file =~ /\|$/ check, leading to command injection
Published Jan 25, 2022
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 7.58%
Description
lib/Image/ExifTool.pm in ExifTool before 12.38 mishandles a $file =~ /\|$/ check, leading to command injection.
Affected products
No data.
- < 12.38
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.6 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
7.58% 0.07575
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.07575
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 7.58% (0.07575) | 94.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.58% (0.07575) | 93.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 27.75% (0.27752) | 96.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 19.48% (0.19484) | 94.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 27.75% (0.27752) | 96.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 35.39% (0.35392) | 96.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 15, 2025 | 32.87% (0.32874) | 96.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 28, 2025 | 30.01% (0.30006) | 96.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 28.59% (0.28589) | 96.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00085) | 37.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 23.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 21.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 16.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00054) | 19.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 72.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 71.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Nov 3, 2022 | 1.00% (0.01005) | 36.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 20, 2022 | 1.00% (0.01005) | 34.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.05% (0.02055) | 77.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 19, 2022 | 2.05% (0.02055) | 57.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 8, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- https://gist.github.com/ert-plus/1414276e4cb5d56dd431c2f0429e4429 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/commit/74dbab1d2766d6422bb05b033ac6634bf8d1f582 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://gist.github.com/ert-plus/1414276e4cb5d56dd431c2f0429e4429 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/commit/74dbab1d2766d6422bb05b033ac6634bf8d1f582 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 25, 2022
Updated Aug 3, 2024
Reserved Jan 25, 2022
Link CVE-2022-23935
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a