CVE-2021-45463 (GCVE-0-2021-45463)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-23 06:00 – Updated: 2025-11-03 17:30
VLAI
Summary
load_cache in GEGL before 0.4.34 allows shell expansion when a pathname in a constructed command line is not escaped or filtered. This is caused by use of the system library function for execution of the ImageMagick convert fallback in magick-load. NOTE: GEGL releases before 0.4.34 are used in GIMP releases before 2.10.30; however, this does not imply that GIMP builds enable the vulnerable feature.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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References
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