CVE-2026-7580 Exiftool JPEG/QuickTime/MOV/MP4 GM.pm Process_mrld code injection
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-7580?
CVE-2026-7580 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Exiftool, published on 1 May 2026.
Official description
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. Attacking locally is a requirement. Upgrading to version 13.54 is recommended to address this issue. The patch is identified as 5a8b6b6ead12b39e3f32f978a4efd0233facbb01. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. The fix in the source code mentions: "[J]ust to be safe, probably never happen".
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-7580?
How do I fix CVE-2026-7580?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2026-7580 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-7580 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-7580, GHSA-qjrf-c4wp-pgxx, OESA-2026-2222, OESA-2026-2223, OESA-2026-2224, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-7580.