CVE-2026-101947 ExifTool for photo and video 5.0.1 - Local OS command injection through filenames during CSV export
Attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via crafted filenames during CSV export in this Android photo application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-101947?
CVE-2026-101947 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in CellHubs ExifTool for photo and video, published on 10 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
ExifTool for photo and video 5.0.1-gms by CellHubs constructs shell command strings from file paths and invokes /system/bin/sh -c. In the CSV-export path, the selected media path is merely surrounded with single quotes; embedded single quotes are not escaped.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-101947?
How do I fix CVE-2026-101947?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-101947 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2026-101947 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-101947 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fwcv-c88q-m2pm.