Input validation error in libvips - CVE-2026-35590
Published: July 17, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU138325
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-35590
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the EXIF decoder when processing crafted EXIF metadata. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted EXIF metadata to cause a denial of service.
The issue can result in a null pointer dereference and crash in libexif after invalid EXIF tag group ranges are passed for decoding.
Affected software
libvips
Debian Linux
vips (Debian package)
Debian Linux
vips (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-35590
Install security update from vendor's website.
libvips - update to 8.18.2
vips (Debian package) - update to 8.16.1-1+deb13u2
vips (Debian package) - update to 8.16.1-1+deb13u2