CVE-2026-52296: FFmpeg before 9.0 has an out-of-bounds read because of missing required padding in WMA extradata allocation paths in libavcodec/wmaenc.c.
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 28/100)
- 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: 0.15% (FIRST EPSS).
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: ffmpeg (Debian:13) 7:7.1.5-0+deb13u1; ffmpeg (Debian:14) 7:8.1.1-1.
- Severity is disputed: the assigning authority (CNA) scores it 2.9, NVD 7.1.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to ffmpeg (Debian:13) 7:7.1.5-0+deb13u1; ffmpeg (Debian:14) 7:8.1.1-1 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
- Published
- Sep 13, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 4th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-125
Report tools
Action score
28
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 28 / 40 · 7.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 7.1
- CNA · mitre
- 2.9
- 4.2 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ffmpeg | ffmpeg | cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- ffmpeg ffmpegbefore 9.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (mitre). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
FFmpeg FFmpeg
- before 9.0affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | ffmpeg | from 0 | — |
| Debian:13 | ffmpeg | before 7:7.1.5-0+deb13u1 | 7:7.1.5-0+deb13u1 |
| Debian:14 | ffmpeg | before 7:8.1.1-1 | 7:8.1.1-1 |
Same product
ffmpeg: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2009-4637FFmpeg 0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors that trigger45Plan
- CVE-2016-10190Heap-based buffer overflow in libavformat/http.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.10, 3.0.x before 3.0.5, 3.1.x before 3.1.6, and 3.2.x before 3.2.2 all42Plan
- CVE-2009-4634Multiple integer underflows in FFmpeg 0.5 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a craf42Plan
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-52295Sep 1, 2026 · FFmpeg before 9.0 has an out-of-bounds read because the copied extradata lacked required padding before GetBitContext-based access in libavf11Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-30754Sep 8, 2026 · A memory corruption vulnerability exists in FFmpeg before 8.1.35Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-52297Sep 13, 2026 · FFmpeg before 9.0 has an out-of-bounds read because there is insufficiently padded extradata in the MOV parsing path in mov_read_iacb in lib28Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:ffmpeg | 7:7.1.5-0+deb13u1 · Debian:13 | Package 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
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-30997153 days apartAn out-of-bounds read in the read_global_param() function (libavcodec/av1dec.c) of FFmpeg v8.0.1 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Servi30Monitor
- CVE-2026-522970 days apartFFmpeg before 9.0 has an out-of-bounds read because there is insufficiently padded extradata in the MOV parsing path in mov_read_iacb in lib28Monitor
- CVE-2026-7514625 days apartFFmpeg Out-of-Bounds Read in DASH Demuxer via dashdec.c28Monitor
- CVE-2026-6483353 days apartFFmpeg 0.7.1 - 8.1.2 Out-of-Bounds Read via S/PDIF Muxer spdifenc.c28Monitor
- CVE-2026-7514725 days apartFFmpeg Out-of-Bounds Read in AV1 RTP Packetizer via rtpenc_av1.c27Monitor
- CVE-2025-69693181 days apartOut-of-bounds read in FFmpeg 8.0 and 8.0.1 RV60 video decoder (libavcodec/rv60dec.c).21Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds ReadCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- CVSS2.9 → 7.1
- Severitylow → high
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.