---
id: CVE-2026-8813
title: This affects versions of the package exifreader before 4.39.0
summary: >-
  This affects versions of the package exifreader before 4.39.0. A crafted image
  containing an ICC mluc tag can set an attacker-controlled record count
  together with a zero record size. During parsing, ExifReader repeatedly
  processes the s…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-1284
  - CWE-1284
published: '2026-05-19'
updated: '2026-07-23'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8813'
references:
  - url: 'https://gist.github.com/yuki-matsuhashi/3243ea38e5fbf8cfe19b624f04c9f4b4'
    label: report@snyk.io
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/mattiasw/ExifReader/commit/c9d88b67e127b2dcc7b46e328df468257fb2dc30
    label: report@snyk.io
  - url: 'https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-EXIFREADER-16689335'
    label: report@snyk.io
  - url: 'https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-EXIFREADER-16689335'
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00609
epssPercentile: 0.46838
ingestedAt: '2026-07-23T20:19:18.741Z'
---

## Overview

This affects versions of the package exifreader before 4.39.0. A crafted image containing an ICC mluc tag can set an attacker-controlled record count together with a zero record size. During parsing, ExifReader repeatedly processes the same record and appends entries to an array without sufficient bounds validation, causing excessive memory growth. In applications that parse attacker-supplied images, this may lead to denial of service through memory exhaustion.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.