What is CVE-2022-41427?

CVE-2022-41427 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Axiosys Bento4, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-10-03.

How severe is CVE-2022-41427?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Axiosys Bento4

CVE-2022-41427

Bento4 v1.6.0-639 was discovered to contain a memory leak in the AP4_AvcFrameParser::Feed function in mp4mux.

Published 2022-10-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (50.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Axiosys Bento4 — versions 1.6.0-639

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

github.com/axiomatic-systems/Bento4/issues/772 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-41427?: CVE-2022-41427 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Axiosys Bento4, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-10-03.
How severe is CVE-2022-41427?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.