Vulnerability in Ffmpeg
CVE-2026-125176
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an uninitialized memory read vulnerability in decode_hybrid() in libavcodec/flashsv.c that reads past decompressed data when decoding 15-bit color pixels. Attackers can supply a crafted Flash Screen Video 2 block whose inflated data ends mid-pixel to leak heap memory into decoded output frames.
Published .
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/24474 (issue-tracking)
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg (product)
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/flashsv.c (technical-description)
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/16d0f7f408ba47b4091a22109d4f22f5fd57820a (patch)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-through-9.0.2-uninitialized-memory-read-in-… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-125176?
- CVE-2026-125176 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-2026-125176?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.