Symlink Attack Affecting github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8/pkg/modules/exiftool package, versions <8.30.0
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- published28 Jun 2026
- disclosed25 Jun 2026
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Introduced: 25 Jun 2026
CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-59 (opens in a new tab)Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
How to fix?
Upgrade github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8/pkg/modules/exiftool to version 8.30.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack via the file processing mechanism. An attacker can write arbitrary files to the filesystem by exploiting a case-insensitive bypass and missing checks for HardLink/SymLink tags.