Exiftool
Vendor:
First CVE: Jan 2, 2019 · Active for 7 years
4
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 72% of tracked products
1.0
Avg CVEs / Year
Bottom 1%
8.1
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 70% of tracked products
25.0%
KEV Rate
Higher KEV Rate than 98% of tracked products
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Exiftool over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Jan 2, 2019
7 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Feb 24, 2026
150 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Exiftool4 CVEs
100%
All CVEs352,231 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
High
Attack Vector
Local3 (75.0%)
Network1 (25.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low4 (100.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
User Interaction
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Required4 (100.0%)
Privileges Required
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None4 (100.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
4 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2021-22204HIGH Improper neutralization of user data in the DjVu file format in ExifTool versions 7.44 and up allows arbitrary code execution when parsing the malicious image | Apr 23, 2021 | 7.8 | 98 | YES | YES |
CVE-2026-3102HIGH A vulnerability was determined in exiftool up to 13.49 on macOS. This issue affects the function SetMacOSTags of the file lib/Image/ExifTool/MacOS.pm of the component PNG File Pars | Feb 24, 2026 | 8.8 | 37 | NO | NO |
CVE-2022-23935HIGH lib/Image/ExifTool.pm in ExifTool before 12.38 mishandles a $file =~ /\|$/ check, leading to command injection. | Jan 25, 2022 | 7.8 | 29 | NO | NO |
CVE-2018-20211HIGH ExifTool 8.32 allows local users to gain privileges by creating a %TEMP%\par-%username%\cache-exiftool-8.32 folder with a victim's username, and then copying a Trojan horse ws32_32 | Jan 2, 2019 | 7.8 | 25 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
CISA KEV
1 CVE
25.0% of CVEs· 98th percentile
Metasploit
1 CVE
25.0% of CVEs· 98th percentile
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
1 CVE
25.0% of CVEs· 90th percentile
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Exiftool
Top CWEs
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.32 | 1 | 7.8 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 |