Matthias-Wandel jhead EXIF Parsing exif.c Get16u out-of-bounds
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0016 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthias-Wandel | jhead | 3.0; 3.1; 3.2; 3.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- jhead VendorMatthias-Wandel Affected 3.0; 3.1; 3.2; 3.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:matthias-wandel:jhead:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:matthias-wandel:jhead:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-90681
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wq73-q6g3-jfvc
References
More Matthias-Wandel vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-17405 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in jpgfile.c in Matthias-Wandel jhead version 3.04, allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-02634 Matthias-Wandel jhead exif.c PrintFormatNumber heap-based overflow CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2026-61639 Matthias-Wandel jhead WebP EXIF gpsinfo.c ProcessGpsInfo heap-based overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-90681 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-90681 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wq73-q6g3-jfvc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-90681 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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