Vulnerability in Ffmpeg
CVE-2026-125098
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an information disclosure vulnerability in vp8_lossy_decode_alpha() in libavcodec/webp.c that leaves alpha plane memory uninitialized for short uncompressed ALPH chunks. Attackers can supply a crafted WebP image whose ALPH chunk is shorter than width * height to disclose stale pixel data from previously decoded frames.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/25715 (issue-tracking)
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg (product)
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/webp.c (technical-description)
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/92b318e0b33623720d9f128ad7bc5fa8277c34f7 (patch)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-through-9.0.2-webp-decoder-information-disc… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-125098?
- CVE-2026-125098 is a low-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2026-11-09.
- How severe is CVE-2026-125098?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.