Vulnerability CVE-2026-27596: Information
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.
Severity: LOW (2.7)
Vector: CVSS: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/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Severity: HIGH (7.5)
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: March 2, 2026
Modified: March 5, 2026
Fixed packages
Package name | Branch | Fixed in version | Version from repository | Errata ID | Task # | State |
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| exiv2 | sisyphus | 0.28.8-alt1 | 0.28.8-alt1 | ALT-PU-2026-3888-1 | 409652 | Fixed |
| exiv2 | sisyphus_riscv64 | 0.28.8-alt1 | 0.28.8-alt1 | ALT-PU-2026-3939-1 | - | Fixed |
| exiv2 | sisyphus_loongarch64 | 0.28.8-alt1 | 0.28.8-alt1 | ALT-PU-2026-3895-1 | - | Fixed |
| exiv2 | p11 | 0.28.8-alt1 | 0.28.7-alt1 | ALT-PU-2026-3998-2 | 409860 | Fixed |
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Hyperlink | Resource |
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| https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/commit/eaa9e21aabe06b3f91cfe66686f5ebc3ca3c0ed4 |
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| https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/issues/3511 |
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| https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/3512 |
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| https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/security/advisories/GHSA-3wgv-fg4w-75x7 |
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