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CVE-2026-27596

Prior to version 0.28.8, an out-of-bounds read was found in Exiv2.

LOW 2.7EPSS 0.37%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command-line utility to read, write, delete and modify Exif, IPTC, XMP and ICC image metadata. Prior to version 0.28.8, an out-of-bounds read was found in Exiv2. The vulnerability is in the preview component, which is only triggered when running Exiv2 with an extra command line argument, like -pp. The out-of-bounds read is at a 4GB offset, which usually causes Exiv2 to crash. This issue has been patched in version 0.28.8.

CVSS 4.0: 2.7 LOWCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS: 0.37% probability · 30th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-191
Affected: exiv2/exiv2
Source: security-advisories@github.com

References

https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/eaa9e21aabe06b3f91cfe66686f5ebc3ca3c0ed4Patch
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/3511Issue Tracking
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/3512Issue Tracking
https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-3wgv-fg4w-75x7Patch, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.