---
id: CVE-2026-90681
title: A weakness has been identified in Matthias-Wandel jhead up to 3.3
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 expl…
severity: low
cvss: 3.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-119
  - CWE-125
vendor: Matthias-Wandel
product: jhead
affected:
  - jhead 3.0
  - jhead 3.1
  - jhead 3.2
  - jhead 3.3
published: '2026-09-14'
updated: '2026-09-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-14T20:56:48.220'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90681'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/98'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/user-attachments/files/30397052/poc.zip'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90681'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/914946'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/403214'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/403214/cti'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-14T14:58:48.003722Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T15:23:07.426Z'
epss: 0.0016
epssPercentile: 0.0436
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

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