What is CVE-2026-7580?

CVE-2026-7580 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exiftool, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-05-01.

How severe is CVE-2026-7580?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

RCE in Exiftool

CVE-2026-7580

A vulnerability was detected in Exiftool up to 13.53. Impacted is the function Process_mrld of the file lib/Image/ExifTool/GM.pm of the component JPEG/QuickTime/MOV/MP4. The manipulation of the argument -ee results in code injection. Attac…

EPSS: 0.000 (1.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

N/a Exiftool — versions 13.0, 13.1, 13.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

VDB-360421 | Exiftool JPEG/QuickTime/MOV/MP4 GM.pm Process_mrld code injection (technical-description, vdb-entry)
VDB-360421 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) (signature, permissions-required)
Submit #800049 | Exiftool Project Exiftool Before 13.54 Code Injection (third-party-advisory)
cna@vuldb.com (media-coverage)
cna@vuldb.com (patch)
cna@vuldb.com (patch)
cna@vuldb.com (patch)
cna@vuldb.com (product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-7580?: CVE-2026-7580 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exiftool, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-7580?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.