CVE-2026-94106 getID3 before 1.9.26 OS Command Injection via Unescaped Filenames
Attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands by crafting filenames with shell metacharacters processed by the getID3 library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-94106?
CVE-2026-94106 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in james-heinrich getid3, published on 20 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
getID3 before 1.9.26 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in shell-out handlers that fail to escape filenames in command strings. Attackers can craft malicious filenames containing shell metacharacters to inject arbitrary commands executed with the privileges of the process embedding getID3.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-94106?
How do I fix CVE-2026-94106?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2026-94106 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-94106 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-94106, GHSA-7c6f-jc48-6hfq, GHSA-qf3m-pmjh-h6fx, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-94106.