What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-3102?

CVE-2026-3102 has a contested CVSS base score of 2.1 from a third party (e.g. CISA-ADP), while the vendor rates it Low. vuln.today uses the vendor rating as authoritative.

Which versions of Exiftool are affected by CVE-2026-3102?

Organizations using exiftool should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2026-3102, a command injection vulnerability rated CVSS 6.3.. A patch is available.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2026-3102?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2026-3102. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.2%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-3102?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems running exiftool and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Validate input sanitization for user-controlled parameters.

Exiftool CVE-2026-3102

LOW

Command Injection (CWE-77)

2026-02-24 cna@vuldb.com

Command Injection Apple Exiftool Exiftool Project

Low

Disputed · 2.1 NVD

Severity by source

Sources disagree (Low–High)

NVD PRIMARY

2.1 LOW

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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

SUSE

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

vuln.today treats the vendor’s rating as authoritative. A higher third-party CVSS (e.g. CISA-ADP) is shown for transparency but does not drive the headline severity.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Scope

Lifecycle Timeline

Severity Changed

Apr 29, 2026 - 01:11 NVD

MEDIUM LOW

CVSS changed

Apr 29, 2026 - 01:11 NVD

6.3 (MEDIUM) 2.1 (LOW)

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 21:55 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Feb 26, 2026 - 20:09 vuln.today

Public exploit code

Patch released

Feb 26, 2026 - 20:09 nvd

Patch available

CVE Published

Feb 24, 2026 - 15:21 nvd

MEDIUM 6.3

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability was determined in exiftool up to 13.49 on macOS. This issue affects the function SetMacOSTags of the file lib/Image/ExifTool/MacOS.pm of the component PNG File Parser. This manipulation of the argument DateTimeOriginal causes os command injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 13.50 is capable of addressing this issue. Patch name: e9609a9bcc0d32bd252a709a562fb822d6dd86f7. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

AnalysisAI

Command injection in exiftool's PNG file parser on macOS allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands by manipulating the DateTimeOriginal argument in the SetMacOSTags function. Public exploit code exists for this vulnerability, and affected users should upgrade to version 13.50 or later to remediate the issue.

Technical ContextAI

Classified as CWE-77 (Command Injection). Affects Exiftool. A vulnerability was determined in exiftool up to 13.49 on macOS. This issue affects the function SetMacOSTags of the file lib/Image/ExifTool/MacOS.pm of the component PNG File Parser. This manipulation of the argument DateTimeOriginal causes os command injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 13.50 is capable of addressing this issue. Patch name: e9609a9bcc0d32bd252a709a562fb822d6dd86f7. Upgrad