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

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-14 · Updated: 2026-09-14

## Affected

- Matthias-Wandel jhead: 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Matthias-Wandel jhead, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403214
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403214/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90681
- https://vuldb.com/submit/914946
- https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/98
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/30397052/poc.zip
- https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/

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