GHSA-4whq-r978-2x68 — exiftool-vendored

1. Detect

   Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for exiftool-vendored, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

2. Fix

   Update exiftool-vendored to 14.3.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-4whq-r978-2x68 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

3. Workarounds

   If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

4. How O3 protects you

   O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-4whq-r978-2x68 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Tailored to GHSA-4whq-r978-2x68. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.