What is CVE-2026-66040?

CVE-2026-66040 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-07-24.

How severe is CVE-2026-66040?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Ffmpeg

CVE-2026-66040

FFmpeg through 8.1.2, fixed in commit b506faf, contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the native PNG and APNG encoders that allows remote attackers to corrupt heap memory by supplying a crafted PNG image with a malicious eXIf…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ffmpeg — versions 0, b506fafec9a19fcbc2be5271875fd4a63d6615bc

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (patch)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (issue-tracking)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-66040?: CVE-2026-66040 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-07-24.
How severe is CVE-2026-66040?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.