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jhead EUVDEUVD-2026-77198

| CVE-2026-90682 LOW
Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
2026-09-14 VulDB GHSA-9693-5mmv-mwq9
1.9
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulDB

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Vendor (VulDB) PRIMARY
1.9 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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
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5.3 MEDIUM

Local-only attack (AV:L), low complexity with crafted file, low privileges to run jhead; limited C/I/A impact confined to process heap.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulDB).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulDB

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Severity Changed
Sep 14, 2026 - 05:22 NVD
MEDIUM LOW
CVSS changed
Sep 14, 2026 - 05:22 NVD
4.8 (MEDIUM) 1.9 (LOW)
Analysis Generated
Sep 14, 2026 - 05:16 vuln.today
CVE Published
Sep 14, 2026 - 04:30 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionCVE.org

A security vulnerability has been detected in Matthias-Wandel jhead up to 3.3. This impacts the function ProcessGpsInfo of the file gpsinfo.c of the component WebP EXIF Handler. Such manipulation of the argument TAG_GPS_LAT/TAG_GPS_LONG leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

AnalysisAI

Heap-based buffer overflow in jhead up to 3.3 allows a local attacker with low privileges to corrupt process memory by supplying a crafted WebP image with malformed GPS EXIF tags (TAG_GPS_LAT or TAG_GPS_LONG) to the ProcessGpsInfo() function in gpsinfo.c. A proof-of-concept has been publicly released via GitHub, and the project maintainer has not responded to the responsible disclosure report. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires local access to a system where jhead is installed, with at minimum low-privilege execution rights (PR:L per CVSS 4.0). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The realistic risk here is moderate-to-low despite the presence of public exploit code. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation No vendor-released patch is available at time of analysis - the project maintainer has not responded to the disclosure report (GitHub issue #99). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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