# CVE-2025-26623: exiv2: Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command-line utility to read, write, deleteand modify Exif, IPTC, XMP and ICC image meta... CVE-2025-26623 is fixed in 9 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2025:7457, released February 18, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-26623 - Priority: High - CVSS: 9.8 (Medium) - EPSS: 0.0092 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: Feb 18, 2025 ## Description Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command-line utility to read, write, deleteand modify Exif, IPTC, XMP and ICC image metadata. A heap buffer overflowwas found in Exiv2 versions v0.28.0 to v0.28.4. Versions prior to v0.28.0,such as v0.27.7, are **not** affected. Exiv2 is a command-line utility andC++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata ofimage files. The heap overflow is triggered when Exiv2 is used to writemetadata into a crafted image file. An attacker could potentially exploitthe vulnerability to gain code execution, if they can trick the victim intorunning Exiv2 on a crafted image file. Note that this bug is only triggeredwhen writing the metadata, which is a less frequently used Exiv2 operationthan reading the metadata. For example, to trigger the bug in the Exiv2command-line application, you need to add an extra command-line argumentsuch as `fixiso`. The bug is fixed in version v0.28.5. Users are advised toupgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | exiv2 Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 0.28.4+dfsg-2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2025-26623](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2025-26623.md) | Feb 18, 2025 | | Linux | exiv2 Debian 14 | 0.28.4+dfsg-2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2025-26623](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2025-26623.md) | Feb 18, 2025 | | Linux | exiv2 RHEL 10 | 0.28.3-3.el10_0.2 | [RHSA-2025:7457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-7457.md) | Feb 18, 2025 | | Linux | exiv2 Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) | 0.28.4+dfsg-2 | [exiv2 0.28.4+dfsg-2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-plucky-exiv2-0.28.4-dfsg-2.md) | Jan 16, 2026 | | Linux | exiv2 almalinux 10 | 0.28.3-3.el10_0.2 | [ALSA-2025:7457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-7457.md) | May 13, 2025 | | Linux | exiv2 amzn 2023 | 0.28.5-128.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2025-1049](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1049.md) | Jun 25, 2025 | | Linux | exiv2 ol 10 | 0:0.28.3-3.el10_0.2 | [ELSA-2025-7457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-7457.md) | Jun 27, 2025 | | Linux | exiv2 opensuse-leap 16.0 | 0.28.8-160000.1.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20410-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20410-1.md) | Mar 23, 2026 | | Linux | exiv2 rocky 10 | 0:0.28.3-3.el10_0.2 | [RLSA-2025:7457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2025-7457.md) | Oct 3, 2025 | | Linux | exiv2 sles 16.0 | 0.28.8-160000.1.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:20923-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-20923-1.md) | Mar 23, 2026 | | Linux | exiv2-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 0.28.5-128.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2025-1049](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1049.md) | Jun 25, 2025 | | Linux | exiv2-debugsource amzn 2023 | 0.28.5-128.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2025-1049](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1049.md) | Jun 25, 2025 | | Linux | exiv2-devel almalinux 10 | 0.28.3-3.el10_0.2 | [ALSA-2025:7457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-7457.md) | May 13, 2025 | | Linux | exiv2-devel amzn 2023 | 0.28.5-128.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2025-1049](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1049.md) | Jun 25, 2025 | | Linux | exiv2-devel ol 10 | 0:0.28.3-3.el10_0.2 | [ELSA-2025-7457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-7457.md) | Jun 27, 2025 | | Linux | exiv2-doc almalinux 10 | 0.28.3-3.el10_0.2 | [ALSA-2025:7457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-7457.md) | May 13, 2025 | | Linux | exiv2-doc amzn 2023 | 0.28.5-128.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2025-1049](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1049.md) | Jun 25, 2025 | | Linux | exiv2-doc ol 10 | 0:0.28.3-3.el10_0.2 | [ELSA-2025-7457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-7457.md) | Jun 27, 2025 | | Linux | exiv2-libs almalinux 10 | 0.28.3-3.el10_0.2 | [ALSA-2025:7457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-7457.md) | May 13, 2025 | | Linux | exiv2-libs amzn 2023 | 0.28.5-128.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2025-1049](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1049.md) | Jun 25, 2025 | | Linux | exiv2-libs ol 10 | 0:0.28.3-3.el10_0.2 | [ELSA-2025-7457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-7457.md) | Jun 27, 2025 | | Linux | exiv2-libs-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 0.28.5-128.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2025-1049](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1049.md) | Jun 25, 2025 | | Linux | libexiv2-28 Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) | 0.28.4+dfsg-2 | [libexiv2-28 0.28.4+dfsg-2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-plucky-libexiv2-28-0.28.4-dfsg-2.md) | Jan 16, 2026 | | Linux | libexiv2-data Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) | 0.28.4+dfsg-2 | [libexiv2-data 0.28.4+dfsg-2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-plucky-libexiv2-data-0.28.4-dfsg-2.md) | Jan 16, 2026 | --- Data as of 2026-11-09T01:18:40Z UTC. 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