What is CVE-2022-23935?

CVE-2022-23935 is a high-severity vulnerability in Exiftool Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-01-25.

How severe is CVE-2022-23935?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-23935 known to be exploited?

15 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Exiftool Project

CVE-2022-23935

lib/Image/ExifTool.pm in ExifTool before 12.38 mishandles a $file =~ /\|$/ check, leading to command injection.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2022-01-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.076 (94.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.076 · newest: 0.076 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Exiftool Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/exiftool/exiftool/commit/74dbab1d2766d6422bb05b033ac6634bf8d1f582 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
gist.github.com/ert-plus/1414276e4cb5d56dd431c2f0429e4429 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-23935?: CVE-2022-23935 is a high-severity vulnerability in Exiftool Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-01-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-23935?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-23935 known to be exploited?: 15 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.