Photographers, news orgs, researchers: If you’re using ExifTool on Macintosh update it to version 13.52 (current at this writing). A critical vulnerability in ExifTool is fixed. Maliciously crafted metadata embedded in an image file can run commands on the system. https://www.kaspersky.co.uk/blog/exiftool-macos-picture-vulnerability-mitigation-cve-2026-3102/30115/

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The ExifTool vulnerability: how an image can infect macOS systems

A comprehensive guide to mitigating the dangerous ExifTool vulnerability affecting image metadata processing on macOS.

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