CVE-2026-90681
Matthias-Wandel jhead EXIF Parsing exif.c Get16u out-of-bounds
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.8 Medium
- Published
- Sep 14, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 14, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 13, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 4.8 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P | VulDB |
| 3.1 | 3.3 Low | 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 | VulDB |
| 3.0 | 3.3 Low | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R | VulDB |
| 2.0 | 1.7 Low | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR | VulDB |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
jheadMatthias-Wandel |
|
References
- VDB-403214 | Matthias-Wandel jhead EXIF Parsing exif.c Get16u out-of-boundsvdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-403214 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)signaturepermissions-required
- CVE-2026-90681 | CVE Analysis and Reportthird-party-advisory
- Submit #914946 | Matthias-Wandel jhead v3.3 (commit 5007491, 3.08-66-g5007491) heap-buffer-overflow (Get16u)third-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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