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CVE-2022-23935

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-01-25
  • Fixed in12.38
  • WeaknessCWE-78

Am I affected?

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Description

lib/Image/ExifTool.pm in ExifTool before 12.38 mishandles a $file =~ /\|$/ check, leading to command injection.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-01-2506:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Exiftool project exiftool
BranchAffectedFixed in
12.38< 12.3812.38

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • exiftoolopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 12.39-1.1
  • libimage-exiftool-perlUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • libimage-exiftool-perlUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • libimage-exiftool-perlUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • libimage-exiftool-perlUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • libimage-exiftool-perlDebian:14all versions · fixed in 12.38+dfsg-1
  • libimage-exiftool-perlDebian:13all versions · fixed in 12.38+dfsg-1
  • libimage-exiftool-perlDebian:12all versions · fixed in 12.38+dfsg-1

11 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2022-23935 Red Hat Product Security

    perl-Image-ExifTool: lib/Image/ExifTool.pm in ExifTool before 12.38 mishandles a $file =~ /\|$/ check

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Exiftool project exiftool to 12.38

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
4 repositories, unverifieddpbe32/CVE-2022-23935-PoC-Exploitcowsecurity/CVE-2022-23935BKreisel/CVE-2022-23935antisecc/CVE-2022-23935
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.17.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.07.6read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-78read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score7.6 %2026-11-03
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept4read 2026-11-03
  • OSVaffected packages—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-01-25
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-23935?

lib/Image/ExifTool.pm in ExifTool before 12.38 mishandles a $file =~ /\|$/ check, leading to command injection.

Is CVE-2022-23935 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-23935 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 7.6% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-23935?

CVE-2022-23935 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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