What is CVE-2026-3102?

CVE-2026-3102 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-02-24.

How severe is CVE-2026-3102?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2026-3102 known to be exploited?

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

RCE in Apple macOS

CVE-2026-3102

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.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2026-02-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.028 (86.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.037 · newest: 0.028 · change: -0.009

Affected products

Apple macOS
Exiftool Project
Exiftool — versions 13.0, 13.1, 13.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

HORKimhab/CVE-2026-3102

References

vuldb.com/ (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required)
vuldb.com/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.youtube.com/watch (Exploit, media-coverage)
github.com/exiftool/exiftool/commit/e9609a9bcc0d32bd252a709a562fb822d6dd86f7 (Patch, patch)
github.com/exiftool/exiftool/releases/tag/13.50 (Release Notes, patch)
github.com/exiftool/exiftool/ (Product, product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-3102?: CVE-2026-3102 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-02-24.
How severe is CVE-2026-3102?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2026-3102 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.