CVE-2026-27596: EXIV2

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• EXIV2 EXIV2: before 0.28.8 (fixed in 0.28.8)

Published 2026-03-02. Last modified 2026-06-17.