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CVE-20XX-?

CVE-2026-52296

2.9 LOW 0.2% exploit odds Fix listed Memory safety

What it is

FFmpeg before 9.0 has an out-of-bounds read because of missing required padding in WMA extradata allocation paths in libavcodec/wmaenc.c.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2026-09-13 22:17 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-10-14 18:24 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published: 2026-09-13 22:17 UTC
Last modified: 2026-10-14 18:24 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds read
Record status: Analyzed

Affected

Ffmpeg < 9.0

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 2.9

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: Low

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record