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FreeBSD: VID-482456fb-e9af-11ec-93b6-318d1419ea39 (CVE-2022-23935): Security Vulnerability found in ExifTool leading to RCE

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 11, 2022
Added
Nov 4, 2022
Modified
Jun 15, 2026

Description

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

Solution

freebsd-upgrade-package-p5-image-exiftool
Title
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