CVE-2026-107704
The image_optimizer Ruby gem 1.3.0 through 1.9.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in ImageOptimizer#identify_format that allows attackers to execute commands by supplying a crafted image path when the identify option is enabled.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.66%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The image_optimizer Ruby gem 1.3.0 through 1.9.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in ImageOptimizer#identify_format that allows attackers to execute commands by supplying a crafted image path when the identify option is enabled. Attackers controlling the path, such as an uploaded file name, can append shell metacharacters like ';' that are executed via Ruby backticks with the Ruby process privileges.
- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 1.66% probability · 77th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
EPSS moved from 1.7% on 9 October 2026 to 1.7% on 22 October 2026.
References
- https://gist.github.com/R3tro16/a99a058d24a06692721a6a3fade9649d
- https://github.com/jtescher/image_optimizer
- https://github.com/jtescher/image_optimizer/blob/v1.9.0/lib/image_optimizer.rb#L37-L47
- https://github.com/jtescher/image_optimizer/blob/v1.9.0/lib/image_optimizer/shell.rb#L30-L32
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/image-optimizer-1.3.0-through-1.9.0-os-command-injection-via-identify-format
- https://gist.github.com/R3tro16/a99a058d24a06692721a6a3fade9649d
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.