Home › Exploited CVEs › CVE-2021-22204
CVE-2021-22204: ExifTool Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Perl Exiftool · in CISA KEV since 2021-11-17
2021-11-17added to KEV
2021-12-01federal remediation due date
99.98%EPSS exploit probability (30 days) 100.0th percentile
7.8 HIGHCVSS 3.1
Unknownknown ransomware use
208days from NVD publication to KEV
What it is
Improper neutralization of user data in the DjVu file format in Exiftool versions 7.44 and up allows arbitrary code execution when parsing the malicious image
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
| CWE | CWE-95 |
|---|---|
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD published | 2021-04-23 (Analyzed) |
Original records: NVD · CISA KEV · JSON: /api/cve/CVE-2021-22204.json · all KEV CVEs
Kevscope: daily CISA KEV + EPSS datasetThe whole KEV catalog joined with daily EPSS and CVSS scores as CSV/Parquet, refreshed daily. Free to download.
Get the full file: Exploited Vulnerabilities Brief – September 2026 ($29): this month's KEV additions ranked by EPSS, ransomware use and due date, ready to hand to a patch team. Checkout by Polar.
Get the full file: Exploited Vulnerabilities Brief – September 2026 ($29): this month's KEV additions ranked by EPSS, ransomware use and due date, ready to hand to a patch team. Checkout by Polar.