Low severity · published Sep 14, 2026
CVE-2026-90681
Matthias-Wandel jhead EXIF Parsing exif.c Get16u out-of-bounds
3.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 5% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JH
jhead · Matthias-Wandel
3.0; 3.1; 3.2; 3.3 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90681
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-90681
github.com
https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/
github.com
https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/98
github.com
https://github.com/user-attachments/files/30397052/poc.zip
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90681
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/submit/914946
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/vuln/403214
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