CVE-2026-110698: Praat
Affects praatSource GCVE Database
Public exploit available · CVSS 5.3 Medium.
Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 22:31 UTC
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:PExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 14 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: evidence found.
CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.10praatpkg:deb/ubuntu/praat?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSpraatpkg:deb/ubuntu/praat?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSpraatpkg:deb/ubuntu/praat?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSpraatpkg:deb/ubuntu/praat?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSpraatpkg:deb/ubuntu/praat?arch=source&distro=focalOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSpraatpkg:deb/ubuntu/praat?arch=source&distro=bionicOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in Praat up to 7.0.02. Affected is the function whisper_model_load of the file external/whispercpp/whisper.cpp of the component Model Loader. The manipulation of the argument n_dims leads to out-of-bounds write. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The identifier of the patch is a910d21a2705ef4cd16d91f29cdc8da1ab1a7221. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch. The project maintainer confirms: "We did a quick fix (suggested fix 1) for Praat version 7.0.03, and scheduled a better fix (suggested fix 2)."
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-110698 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-110698 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/PaulBoersma/praat/commit/a910d21a2705ef4cd16d91f29cdc8da1ab1a7221 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/praat/praat.github.io/issues/3348 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-110698 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/submit/1004713 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/vuln/419892 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/vuln/419892/cti (opens in a new tab)