Vulnerability · Published Dec 12, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2025-14569ggml-org whisper.cpp common-whisper.cpp read_audio_data use after free

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity use-after-free in whisper.cpp from ggml-org. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability was detected in ggml-org whisper.cpp up to 1.8.2. Affected is the function read_audio_data of the file /whisper.cpp/examples/common-whisper.cpp. The manipulation results in use after free. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit is now public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Debian:14	whisper.cpp	no fix listed	DEBIAN-CVE-2025-14569
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	whisper.cpp	no fix listed	UBUNTU-CVE-2025-14569
Ubuntu:26.10	whisper.cpp	no fix listed	UBUNTU-CVE-2025-14569

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
ggml-org	whisper.cpp	1.8.01.8.11.8.2

Weakness: CWE-416, CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

References

VDB-336193 | ggml-org whisper.cpp common-whisper.cpp read_audio_data use after free vdb-entry, technical-description
VDB-336193 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
Submit #703886 | ggerganov whisper.cpp v1.8.2 Free of Memory not on the Heap third-party-advisory
https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/issues/3501 issue-tracking
https://github.com/oneafter/InvalidFree/blob/main/repro exploit