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Vulnerability · Published Sep 14, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

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

Low 3.3

In plain English

A low-severity out-of-bounds read in jhead from Matthias-Wandel. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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 packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12jheadno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-90681
Debian:13jheadno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-90681
Debian:14jheadno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-90681
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSjheadno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90681
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSjheadno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90681
Ubuntu:26.10jheadno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90681

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Matthias-Wandel jhead 3.03.13.23.3

Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-119 · Vector: 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

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