November 14, 2026

CVE Watchtower

CVE-2026-125211FFmpeg FFmpeg Out-of-bounds Read

NVD

Vulnerability Summary

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an out-of-bounds read and invalid free vulnerability in aribcaption_trans_ass_subtitle() in libavcodec/libaribcaption.c that frees subtitle rectangles using region_count instead of num_rects. Attackers can supply crafted ARIB captions whose later region exceeds the 8 KiB AVBPrint limit, triggering cleanup that frees out-of-bounds pointers and corrupts the heap.
Severity Level
HIGH(7.3)
Published Date
Nov 9, 2026
Last Modified
Nov 10, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.13%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read ↗
The software reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 7.3 (HIGH)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityHigh
Attack RequirementsPresent
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionPassive
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)High
Availability (Vulnerable System)High
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)None
Availability (Subsequent System)None
Show CVSS v3.x metrics (score 7.0)
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 7.0 (HIGH)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • FFmpeg FFmpeg <= 9.0.2
Patched Versions
  • FFmpeg FFmpeg 9.0.2

What to do

Plan remediation soon. No exploitation is confirmed yet, but the severity is high.

  1. Check whether you run FFmpeg FFmpeg and which version.
  2. Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.

Timeline

  • Nov 9, 2026Published
  • Nov 10, 2026Record last modified

Score, severity and exploitation changes are tracked from the day Watchtower started logging them.

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External References

Data last checked: Nov 13, 2026 21:28 UTC