Bridge cs5 (and before) exif bug

Apologies if this has been asked before.  I've waded through Google and help for hours to no avail.
I just (belatedly) noticed that Bridge exif metadata does not distinguish between TV mode, AV mode and Manual.  They're all considered Manual.  For cataloguing, testing and editing purposes this is somewhere between irritating and damn useless.
Is a fix ever coming?

fkwanzhengdao wrote:
…For cataloguing, testing and editing purposes…
From time to time the subject of Bridge not being a robust digital assets manager (DAM) comes up on this forum.
Bridge is just a file browser.

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