CVE-2018-20211

ExifTool 8.32 allows local users to gain privileges by creating a %TEMP%\par-%username%\cache-exiftool-8.32 folder with a victim's username, and then copying a Trojan horse ws32_32.dll file into this new folder, aka DLL Hijacking. NOTE: 8.32 is an obsolete version from 2010 (9.x was released starting in 2012, and 10.x was released starting in 2015).

• CWE-427

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150892/Exiftool-8.3.2.0-DLL-Hijacking.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/44Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150892/Exiftool-8.3.2.0-DLL-Hijacking.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/44Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

Published

Jan 2, 2019

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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