Vulnerability · Published Sep 1, 2026 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2026-52295

Low 2.9

In plain English

A low-severity out-of-bounds read in FFmpeg from FFmpeg. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)2.9Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

FFmpeg before 9.0 has an out-of-bounds read because the copied extradata lacked required padding before GetBitContext-based access in libavformat/iamf_writer.c.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:13ffmpeg7:7.1.4-0+deb13u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-52295
Debian:14ffmpeg7:8.1.1-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-52295
Ubuntu:26.10ffmpegno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-52295

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
FFmpeg FFmpeg 0 – before 9.0

Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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