CVE-2026-90681: Matthias-Wandel jhead EXIF Parsing exif.c Get16u out-of-bounds

Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-09-14 · updated 2026-09-14
Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

Matthias-Wandel jhead: 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

References

https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/
https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/98
https://github.com/user-attachments/files/30397052/poc.zip
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90681
https://vuldb.com/submit/914946
https://vuldb.com/vuln/403214
https://vuldb.com/vuln/403214/cti

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