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CVE-2026-94106: james-heinrich getid3 · OS Command Injection

Affects james-heinrich getid3Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 1.9.26 soon.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 00:01 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 76% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.9.26
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 20 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade james-heinrich getid3 to 1.9.26.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
james-heinrichgetid3Affected
  • <1.9.26
Fixed in
  • 1.9.26
GitHubgetid3pkg:github/getid3Other threatsAffected
  • <1.9.26
Fixed in
  • 1.9.26

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AI-suggested

Upgrade getID3 to version 1.9.26 or later, where this OS command injection vulnerability has been fixed. No other mitigation is indicated.

Description

getID3 versions before 1.9.26 have an OS command injection vulnerability due to improper escaping of filenames in shell command strings. This allows attackers to craft malicious filenames with shell metacharacters that can execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the process using getID3. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS score of 8.7.

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