CVE-2026-94106: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') in james-heinrich getid3
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The getID3 library prior to version 1.9.26 has an OS command injection vulnerability in its shell-out handlers. These handlers fail to properly escape filenames when constructing command strings, enabling attackers to inject arbitrary OS commands by using specially crafted filenames containing shell metacharacters. This can lead to execution of commands with the same privileges as the process using getID3.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands with the privileges of the process embedding getID3. This can lead to unauthorized actions on the affected system depending on the process privileges.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in getID3 version 1.9.26 and later. Users should upgrade to version 1.9.26 or newer to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-94106: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') in james-heinrich getid3
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.
CVSS v4.0
Score 8.7high
Affected software
james-heinrich
getid3
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The getID3 library prior to version 1.9.26 has an OS command injection vulnerability in its shell-out handlers. These handlers fail to properly escape filenames when constructing command strings, enabling attackers to inject arbitrary OS commands by using specially crafted filenames containing shell metacharacters. This can lead to execution of commands with the same privileges as the process using getID3.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands with the privileges of the process embedding getID3. This can lead to unauthorized actions on the affected system depending on the process privileges.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in getID3 version 1.9.26 and later. Users should upgrade to version 1.9.26 or newer to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-20T10:56:43.390Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aafc43655bf5e2cf5f92190
Added to database: 09/20/2026, 11:32:06 UTC
Last enriched: 09/20/2026, 11:46:34 UTC
Last updated: 09/20/2026, 23:04:32 UTC
Views: 15
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