CVE-2026-90681

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.

CVSS v3 3.3 LOW
CVSS v2.0 1.7 LOW

3.3^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

1.7^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
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

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-09-14 05:16

Updated : 2026-09-14 20:56

NVD link : CVE-2026-90681

Mitre link : CVE-2026-90681

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-90681

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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