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image_optimizer 1.3.0 through 1.9.0 OS Command Injection via identify_format

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

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.

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CVE-2026-107704

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-107704

image_optimizer

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "repo": "https://github.com/jtescher/image_optimizer",
    "vendor": "jtescher",
    "product": "image_optimizer",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "1.3.0",
        "versionType": "semver",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "1.9.0"
      }
    ],
    "packageURL": "pkg:gem/image_optimizer",
    "collectionURL": "https://rubygems.org/gems/image_optimizer",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-107704

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Publisher severity

critical

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event
#16251 · Revision 1
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