Command Injection Affecting github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8/pkg/modules/exiftool package, versions <8.31.0
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- published7 May 2026
- disclosed7 May 2026
- creditS-Senhaji
Introduced: 7 May 2026
CVE-2026-42589 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8/pkg/modules/exiftool to version 8.31.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Command Injection via the pdfengines/metadata/write endpoint when JSON metadata keys containing newline characters are passed directly to ExifTool without validation. An attacker can execute arbitrary operating system commands by injecting specially crafted metadata keys in a single unauthenticated HTTP request.