Is exiftool safe to use?

exiftool has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.4.3). DepScope rates its health at 62/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of exiftool?

The latest version of exiftool is 1.4.3, released 2026-04-28.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of exiftool.

No, exiftool is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.4.3 (2026-04-28).

Popular alternatives to exiftool in RubyGems include: jmespath, netrc, thread_safe, crass, tzinfo.

exiftool is licensed under MIT.

rubygemsv1.4.3

Multiget ExifTool wrapper for ruby

License MITpermissive20 versions1 deps133 weekly dl

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 62/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

3/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

0/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Dependencies (1)

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/rubygems/exiftool