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CVE-2026-90816: Libav · A vulnerability was found in FFmpeg 8.0.x

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-90816· Medium 5.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 47% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 14 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubffmpeg/FFmpegpkg:github/ffmpeg/FFmpegOther threatsAffected
  • =8.0
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTSlibavpkg:deb/ubuntu/libav?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trustyOther threatsAffected
  • 6:0.8.7-1ubuntu2 – 6:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1
14 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTSffmpegpkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg?arch=source&distro=esm-apps-legacy/xenialOther threatsAffected
  • 7:2.7.2-1build1 – 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm18
36 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTSffmpegpkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionicOther threatsAffected
  • 7:3.3.4-2 – 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm16
30 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTSffmpegpkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focalOther threatsAffected
  • 7:4.1.4-1build2 – 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm18
26 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTSffmpegpkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammyOther threatsAffected
  • 7:4.4-6ubuntu5 – 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm17
24 affected builds
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Upgrade FFmpeg to version 8.1 or 9.0 to remediate this vulnerability. Applying the patch identified as 64fafd63f0b4 addresses the issue. No other mitigation is indicated.

Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 8.0.x within the parse_playlist function of libavformat/hlsproto.c. The issue arises from manipulation of the duration or target_duration arguments. Remote attackers can exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service. Upgrading to FFmpeg versions 8.1 or 9.0 mitigates the vulnerability.

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