Vulnerability · Published May 19, 2026 · Assigned by snyk
CVE-2026-8813
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in exifreader. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
This affects versions of the package exifreader before 4.39.0. A crafted image containing an ICC mluc tag can set an attacker-controlled record count together with a zero record size. During parsing, ExifReader repeatedly processes the same record and appends entries to an array without sufficient bounds validation, causing excessive memory growth. In applications that parse attacker-supplied images, this may lead to denial of service through memory exhaustion.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | exifreader | 4.39.0 | GHSA-h64w-w9pr-82m4 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | exifreader | 0 – before 4.39.0 |
Weakness: CWE-1284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P