CVE-2026-27631
The vulnerability is in the preview component, which is only triggered when running Exiv2 with an extra command line argument, like -pp.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.27%). 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 uncaught exception 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. Due to an integer overflow, the code attempts to create a huge std::vector, which causes Exiv2 to crash with an uncaught exception. 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
- 0.27% probability · 18th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-248
- Affected
- exiv2/exiv2
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
EPSS 0.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/659db316eef745899a778a1e0b760a971d1b69dfPatch
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/3513Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/3514Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-p2pw-7935-c73jPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.