High severity · published Mar 16, 2026
CVE-2026-32775
libexif through 0.6.25 has a flaw in decoding MakerNotes
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
libexif through 0.6.25 has a flaw in decoding MakerNotes. If the exif_mnote_data_get_value function gets passed in a 0 size, the passed in-buffer would be overwritten due to an integer underflow.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 9% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
libexif · libexif project
through 0.6.25 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32775
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32775
Patch
https://github.com/libexif/libexif/commit/7df372e9d31d7c993a22b913c813a5f7ec4f3692
Exploit
https://github.com/libexif/libexif/issues/247
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