CVE-2026-27596

exiv2: Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command-line utility to read, write, delete and modify Exif, IPTC, XMP and ICC image met...

CVE-2026-27596 is fixed in 16 products on 1 platform, first by exiv2 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.11+esm1, released March 2, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.5
high
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0042
36th percentile

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.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
exiv2 · Debian 14 0.28.8+dfsg-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-27596 Mar 2, 2026
exiv2 · Fedora 43 0.28.9-1.fc43 FEDORA-2026-2854E48EE4 Aug 31, 2026
exiv2 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.11+esm1 exiv2 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.11+esm1 Mar 2, 2026
exiv2 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 0.27.2-8ubuntu2.7+esm1 exiv2 0.27.2-8ubuntu2.7+esm1 Mar 2, 2026
exiv2 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 0.27.5-3ubuntu1.1 exiv2 0.27.5-3ubuntu1.1 Mar 2, 2026
exiv2 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 0.27.6-1ubuntu0.1 exiv2 0.27.6-1ubuntu0.1 Mar 2, 2026
exiv2 · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 0.28.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 exiv2 0.28.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 Mar 2, 2026
exiv2 · amzn 2023 0.28.5-132.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1480 Mar 16, 2026
exiv2 · opensuse-leap 16.0 0.28.8-160000.1.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20410-1 Mar 23, 2026
exiv2 · sles 15.7 0.27.5-150400.15.7.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2584-1 Jun 23, 2026
exiv2 · sles 16.0 0.28.8-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20923-1 Mar 23, 2026
exiv2-debuginfo · Fedora 43 0.28.9-1.fc43 FEDORA-2026-2854E48EE4 Aug 31, 2026
exiv2-debuginfo · amzn 2023 0.28.5-132.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1480 Mar 16, 2026
exiv2-debugsource · Fedora 43 0.28.9-1.fc43 FEDORA-2026-2854E48EE4 Aug 31, 2026
exiv2-debugsource · amzn 2023 0.28.5-132.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1480 Mar 16, 2026
exiv2-devel · Fedora 43 0.28.9-1.fc43 FEDORA-2026-2854E48EE4 Aug 31, 2026
exiv2-devel · amzn 2023 0.28.5-132.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1480 Mar 16, 2026
exiv2-doc · Fedora 43 0.28.9-1.fc43 FEDORA-2026-2854E48EE4 Aug 31, 2026
exiv2-doc · amzn 2023 0.28.5-132.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1480 Mar 16, 2026
exiv2-libs · Fedora 43 0.28.9-1.fc43 FEDORA-2026-2854E48EE4 Aug 31, 2026
exiv2-libs · amzn 2023 0.28.5-132.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1480 Mar 16, 2026
exiv2-libs-debuginfo · Fedora 43 0.28.9-1.fc43 FEDORA-2026-2854E48EE4 Aug 31, 2026
exiv2-libs-debuginfo · amzn 2023 0.28.5-132.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1480 Mar 16, 2026
libexiv2-14 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.11+esm1 libexiv2-14 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.11+esm1 Mar 2, 2026
libexiv2-27 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 0.27.2-8ubuntu2.7+esm1 libexiv2-27 0.27.2-8ubuntu2.7+esm1 Mar 2, 2026
libexiv2-27 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 0.27.5-3ubuntu1.1 libexiv2-27 0.27.5-3ubuntu1.1 Mar 2, 2026
libexiv2-27 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 0.27.6-1ubuntu0.1 libexiv2-27 0.27.6-1ubuntu0.1 Mar 2, 2026
libexiv2-28 · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 0.28.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 libexiv2-28 0.28.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 Mar 2, 2026
libexiv2-data · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 0.28.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 libexiv2-data 0.28.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 Mar 2, 2026
mingw-exiv2 · Fedora 43 0.28.8-1.fc43 FEDORA-2026-5EB6F779C0 Apr 2, 2026
mingw32-exiv2 · Fedora 43 0.28.8-1.fc43 FEDORA-2026-5EB6F779C0 Apr 2, 2026
mingw32-exiv2-debuginfo · Fedora 43 0.28.8-1.fc43 FEDORA-2026-5EB6F779C0 Apr 2, 2026
mingw64-exiv2 · Fedora 43 0.28.8-1.fc43 FEDORA-2026-5EB6F779C0 Apr 2, 2026
mingw64-exiv2-debuginfo · Fedora 43 0.28.8-1.fc43 FEDORA-2026-5EB6F779C0 Apr 2, 2026

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