8.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-94106
getID3 before 1.9.26 OS Command Injection via Unescaped Filenames
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 20, 2026, 12:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 20, 2026, 12:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update getID3 to version 1.9.26 or later to fix OS command injection.
  • Update getID3 to version 1.9.26 or later.
  • Sanitize user-supplied filenames before processing.
  • Validate filenames for shell metacharacters.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 20, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-78
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/94xxx/CVE-2026-94106.json">CVE-2026-94106</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3
    Added Reference https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/blob/fefffe762b02be155dcc32eec57feff8a49bc4b5/getid3/write.vorbiscomment.php#L85-L110
    Added Reference https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/commit/2c6f3f96546f05746405872848114754ed7fe9b4
    Added Reference https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/commit/ce598c4f3823441d878c5a7a2a9f2f703a3e10b6
    Added Reference https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/issues/503
    Added Reference https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/releases/tag/v1.9.26
    Added Reference https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/security/advisories/GHSA-qf3m-pmjh-h6fx
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/getid3-before-1.9.26-os-command-injection-via-unescaped-filenames
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