# 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. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-27596 - Priority: High - CVSS: 7.5 (high) - EPSS: 0.0042 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: Mar 2, 2026 ## 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. ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | exiv2 Debian 14 | 0.28.8+dfsg-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-27596](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-27596.md) | Mar 2, 2026 | | Linux | exiv2 Fedora 43 | 0.28.9-1.fc43 | [FEDORA-2026-2854E48EE4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/fedora-2026-2854e48ee4.md) | Aug 31, 2026 | | Linux | exiv2 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.11+esm1 | [exiv2 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.11+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-exiv2-0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.11-esm1.md) | Mar 2, 2026 | | Linux | exiv2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 0.27.2-8ubuntu2.7+esm1 | [exiv2 0.27.2-8ubuntu2.7+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-exiv2-0.27.2-8ubuntu2.7-esm1.md) | Mar 2, 2026 | | Linux | exiv2 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 0.27.5-3ubuntu1.1 | [exiv2 0.27.5-3ubuntu1.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-exiv2-0.27.5-3ubuntu1.1.md) | Mar 2, 2026 | | Linux | exiv2 Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 0.27.6-1ubuntu0.1 | [exiv2 0.27.6-1ubuntu0.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-exiv2-0.27.6-1ubuntu0.1.md) | Mar 2, 2026 | | Linux | exiv2 Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 0.28.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | [exiv2 0.28.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-questing-exiv2-0.28.5-dfsg-1ubuntu0.1.md) | Mar 2, 2026 | | Linux | exiv2 amzn 2023 | 0.28.5-132.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1480.md) | Mar 16, 2026 | | 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 sles 15.7 | 0.27.5-150400.15.7.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:2584-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-2584-1.md) | Jun 23, 2026 | | 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 Fedora 43 | 0.28.9-1.fc43 | [FEDORA-2026-2854E48EE4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/fedora-2026-2854e48ee4.md) | Aug 31, 2026 | | Linux | exiv2-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 0.28.5-132.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1480.md) | Mar 16, 2026 | | Linux | exiv2-debugsource Fedora 43 | 0.28.9-1.fc43 | [FEDORA-2026-2854E48EE4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/fedora-2026-2854e48ee4.md) | Aug 31, 2026 | | Linux | exiv2-debugsource amzn 2023 | 0.28.5-132.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1480.md) | Mar 16, 2026 | | Linux | exiv2-devel Fedora 43 | 0.28.9-1.fc43 | [FEDORA-2026-2854E48EE4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/fedora-2026-2854e48ee4.md) | Aug 31, 2026 | | Linux | exiv2-devel amzn 2023 | 0.28.5-132.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1480.md) | Mar 16, 2026 | | Linux | exiv2-doc Fedora 43 | 0.28.9-1.fc43 | [FEDORA-2026-2854E48EE4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/fedora-2026-2854e48ee4.md) | Aug 31, 2026 | | Linux | exiv2-doc amzn 2023 | 0.28.5-132.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1480.md) | Mar 16, 2026 | | Linux | exiv2-libs Fedora 43 | 0.28.9-1.fc43 | [FEDORA-2026-2854E48EE4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/fedora-2026-2854e48ee4.md) | Aug 31, 2026 | | Linux | exiv2-libs amzn 2023 | 0.28.5-132.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1480.md) | Mar 16, 2026 | | Linux | exiv2-libs-debuginfo Fedora 43 | 0.28.9-1.fc43 | [FEDORA-2026-2854E48EE4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/fedora-2026-2854e48ee4.md) | Aug 31, 2026 | | Linux | exiv2-libs-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 0.28.5-132.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1480](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1480.md) | Mar 16, 2026 | | Linux | 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](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libexiv2-14-0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.11-esm1.md) | Mar 2, 2026 | | Linux | libexiv2-27 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 0.27.2-8ubuntu2.7+esm1 | [libexiv2-27 0.27.2-8ubuntu2.7+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libexiv2-27-0.27.2-8ubuntu2.7-esm1.md) | Mar 2, 2026 | | Linux | libexiv2-27 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 0.27.5-3ubuntu1.1 | [libexiv2-27 0.27.5-3ubuntu1.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libexiv2-27-0.27.5-3ubuntu1.1.md) | Mar 2, 2026 | | Linux | libexiv2-27 Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 0.27.6-1ubuntu0.1 | [libexiv2-27 0.27.6-1ubuntu0.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-libexiv2-27-0.27.6-1ubuntu0.1.md) | Mar 2, 2026 | | Linux | libexiv2-28 Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 0.28.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | [libexiv2-28 0.28.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-questing-libexiv2-28-0.28.5-dfsg-1ubuntu0.1.md) | Mar 2, 2026 | | Linux | libexiv2-data Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 0.28.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | [libexiv2-data 0.28.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-questing-libexiv2-data-0.28.5-dfsg-1ubuntu0.1.md) | Mar 2, 2026 | | Linux | mingw-exiv2 Fedora 43 | 0.28.8-1.fc43 | [FEDORA-2026-5EB6F779C0](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/fedora-2026-5eb6f779c0.md) | Apr 2, 2026 | | Linux | mingw32-exiv2 Fedora 43 | 0.28.8-1.fc43 | [FEDORA-2026-5EB6F779C0](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/fedora-2026-5eb6f779c0.md) | Apr 2, 2026 | | Linux | mingw32-exiv2-debuginfo Fedora 43 | 0.28.8-1.fc43 | [FEDORA-2026-5EB6F779C0](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/fedora-2026-5eb6f779c0.md) | Apr 2, 2026 | | Linux | mingw64-exiv2 Fedora 43 | 0.28.8-1.fc43 | [FEDORA-2026-5EB6F779C0](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/fedora-2026-5eb6f779c0.md) | Apr 2, 2026 | | Linux | mingw64-exiv2-debuginfo Fedora 43 | 0.28.8-1.fc43 | [FEDORA-2026-5EB6F779C0](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/fedora-2026-5eb6f779c0.md) | Apr 2, 2026 | --- Data as of 2026-11-08T00:53:09Z UTC. 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