CVE-2026-29055 Tandoor Recipes: WebP and GIF Image Uploads Bypass EXIF/Metadata Stripping, Leaking GPS Coordinates and PII

Medium 5.3 Published 26 Mar 2026 Updated 27 Mar 2026

Attackers can view sensitive EXIF data like GPS coordinates from uploaded WebP or GIF images because metadata stripping is skipped.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-29055?

CVE-2026-29055 is a medium-severity vulnerability in TandoorRecipes recipes, published on 26 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Tandoor Recipes is an application for managing recipes, planning meals, and building shopping lists. In versions prior to 2.6.0, the image processing pipeline in Tandoor Recipes explicitly skips EXIF metadata stripping, image rescaling, and size validation for WebP and GIF image formats. A developer TODO comment in the source code acknowledges this as a known issue. As a result, when users upload recipe photos in WebP format (the default format for modern smartphone cameras), their sensitive EXIF data — including GPS coordinates, camera model, timestamps, and software information — is stored and served to all users who can view the recipe. Version 2.6.0 fixes the issue.

Weakness: CWE-1230

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-29055?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tandoor Recipes.

How do I fix CVE-2026-29055?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-29055 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-29055 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-29055 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9g2j-xccg-9mhq.