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CVE-2026-90681

Matthias-Wandel jhead EXIF Parsing exif.c Get16u out-of-bounds

Published: Sep 14, 2026Updated: Sep 14, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
3.3LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 98.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:L
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-119CWE-125

Affected Products

Matthias-Wandel
individual-dev
jheadMixed
DevTools & CI / build-test-tools

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Collection
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://vuldb.com/vuln/403214
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https://vuldb.com/vuln/403214/cti
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https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90681
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