CVE-2026-90681Matthias-Wandel jhead EXIF Parsing exif.c Get16u out-of-bounds
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A weakness has been identified in Matthias-Wandel jhead up to 3.3. This affects the function Get16u of the file exif.c of the component EXIF Parsing. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds read. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
- CVSS
- 3.3 LOW (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-125, CWE-119
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulDB
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Sep 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Matthias-Wandel jhead matthias-wandel:jhead | 3.0; 3.1; 3.2; 3.3 | CNA record |
References
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403214vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403214/ctisignature, permissions-required
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90681third-party-advisory
- https://vuldb.com/submit/914946third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/98issue-tracking
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/30397052/poc.zipexploit
- https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/product
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