Ffmpeg Image Toolkit security updates, in plain English

Ffmpeg Image Toolkit

on drupal.org · 1 security update explained here

This module allows a website to process and convert standard and animated images.

Below is every security update for Ffmpeg Image Toolkit that this site has covered, newest first. Each one says who could exploit it, whether it applies to your site, how urgent it is, and what to tell your developer. If your site uses this module and you are not sure which version, that is the first question to ask whoever looks after it.

Ffmpeg Image Toolkit

Highly critical · no install count published · SA-CONTRIB-2026-220 · on drupal.org · Week of 21 October 2026

The module does not properly filter file names before processing uploaded images. Someone could use this flaw to view any private information or modify any code on the website. There is no data on the website that they could not read or change.

Who could do thisAnyone visiting the site. No login needed.
Does it apply to youThis applies if a person has the ability to upload images to the website.
Has it been used in attacksNo sign of it.
How urgentDrupal rates this highly critical. Cyber Essentials expects a fix within 14 days. Do it this week.

Tell your developerUpdate Ffmpeg Image Toolkit to 1.0.3.

For developers: what the fix changed

The fix applies escapeshellarg to sanitise the input and output file paths in the Ffmpeg class within src/Ffmpeg.php.

1.0.2 to 1.0.3 1 commit, 1 file.

src/Ffmpeg.php +5 −1 fix

Full diff, 1.0.2 to 1.0.3

The comparison is against the release immediately before the fix. If your site is on an older release, more will have changed.

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