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.
CVE-2026-94106
Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-20. A secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
- EG Score
- 8.8HIGHhigh confidence
- EG Risk
- 40EG Risk 40/100CISA SSVC
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity88% × 45%Exploitation2% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines. - EPSS PROB
- 1.7%
- EPSS %ILE
- 75th
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines.
Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
September 20, 2026
Last Modified
September 22, 2026
Advisory Details (8)
Auto-updated Sep 20, 2026getID3 before 1.9.26 OS Command Injection via Unescaped Filenames | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/getid3-before-1.9.26-os-command-injection-via-unescaped-filenamesgetID3/getid3/write.vorbiscomment.php at fefffe762b02be155dcc32eec57feff8a49bc4b5 · JamesHeinrich/getID3 · GitHub
https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/blob/fefffe762b02be155dcc32eec57feff8a49bc4b5/getid3/write.vorbiscomment.php#L85-L110v1.9.26-202609042051
Patch available: JamesHeinrich/getID3 v1.9.26
https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/releases/tag/v1.9.26commit 2c6f3f96546f (JamesHeinrich/getID3)
Patch available: JamesHeinrich/getID3 v1.9.26 (contains commit 2c6f3f96546f)
https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/commit/2c6f3f96546f05746405872848114754ed7fe9b4commit ce598c4f3823 (JamesHeinrich/getID3)
Patch available: JamesHeinrich/getID3 v1.9.26 (contains commit ce598c4f3823)
https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/commit/ce598c4f3823441d878c5a7a2a9f2f703a3e10b6Security concern in vorbiscomment command construction (Windows code path) · Issue #503 · JamesHeinrich/getID3 · GitHub
https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/issues/503OS Command Injection in shell-out handlers via unsanitized filename · Advisory · JamesHeinrich/getID3 · GitHub
https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/security/advisories/GHSA-qf3m-pmjh-h6fxVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-94106(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| php-getid3 | 1.9.22+dfsg-1 ... 2.0.0~beta6+dfsg-1 (12 versions) |
| — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| php-getid3 | 1.9.23+dfsg-1 ... 2.0.0~beta6+dfsg-1 (11 versions) |
| — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| php-getid3 | 1.9.23+dfsg-1, 1.9.24+dfsg-1, 1.9.25+dfsg-1 |
| — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 30× in last 7d / 64× in last 30d)
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- 2026-10-05 06:28 UTCEG score recompute
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- 2026-09-28 00:46 UTCEG score recompute
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- 2026-09-26 23:58 UTCEG score recompute
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- 2026-09-22 09:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-21 21:23 UTCEG score recompute
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- 2026-09-21 20:48 UTCEG score recompute
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- 2026-09-20 12:22 UTCEG score recompute
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- 2026-09-20 11:21 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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