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CVE-2026-25884: Exiv2: Out-of-bounds read in CrwMap::decode0x0805

LowCVSS 2.7 · v4.0—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 10/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.36% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
  • Fixed version: Exiv2 exiv2 0.28.8.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Exiv2 exiv2 0.28.8 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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. The vulnerability is in the CRW image parser. This issue has been patched in version 0.28.8.

Published
Mar 2, 2026
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 31th percentile

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Action score

10

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
10 / 40 · 2.7 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
—
CNA · GitHub_M
2.7
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
exiv2exiv2

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Exiv2 exiv2

    • < 0.28.8affected

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • exiv2 exiv2before 0.28.8

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Alpine:v3.24exiv2before 0.28.9-r00.28.9-r0
Debian:12exiv2from 0—
Debian:14exiv2before 0.28.8+dfsg-10.28.8+dfsg-1
openSUSE:Leap 16.0exiv2before 0.28.8-160000.1.10.28.8-160000.1.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedexiv2before 0.28.8-1.10.28.8-1.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7exiv2before 0.27.5-150400.15.7.10.27.5-150400.15.7.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0exiv2before 0.28.8-160000.1.10.28.8-160000.1.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5exiv2before 0.23-12.26.10.23-12.26.1

Same product

exiv2: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2018-11531Exiv2 0.26 has a heap-based buffer overflow in getData in preview.cpp.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2019-9144An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.27.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2019-9143An issue was discovered in Exiv2 0.27.
    36Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2025-54080Aug 29, 2025 · Exiv2 Segmentation Faults in Exiv2::EpsImage::writeMetadata() via crafted EPS file
    7Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2025-55304Aug 29, 2025 · Exiv2 has quadratic performance in ICC profile parsing in JpegBase::readMetadata
    7Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-27596Mar 2, 2026 · Exiv2: Integer Underflow in LoaderNative::getData() Causes Heap Buffer Overflow
    10Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Exiv2 exiv20.28.8 · descriptionVendor (CNA)
alpine:exiv20.28.9-r0 · Alpine:v3.24Package registry (OSV)
debian:exiv20.28.8+dfsg-1 · Debian:14Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:exiv20.28.8-1.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
suse:exiv20.28.8-160000.1.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2026-275960 days apartExiv2: Integer Underflow in LoaderNative::getData() Causes Heap Buffer Overflow
    10Monitor
  • CVE-2025-54080185 days apartExiv2 Segmentation Faults in Exiv2::EpsImage::writeMetadata() via crafted EPS file
    7Monitor

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · researcher credit · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
X

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/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

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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References

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