CVE-2026-40893: Gotenberg has an ExifTool Dangerous Tag Blocklist Bypass via Group-Prefixed Tag Names that Allows Arbitrary File Rename and Move
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Gotenberg blocks certain ExifTool tag names like FileName and Directory to stop attackers from renaming or moving files on the server. But ExifTool allows a longer form of the same tag — System:FileName — which does the exact same thing. Gotenberg only checks if the tag is exactly FileName, so System:FileName slips right through and ExifTool happily renames the file. No login is needed. One HTTP request is enough.
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