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CVE-2026-116612: GStreamer project gst-editing-services · Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources

Affects GStreamer project gst-editing-servicesSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High : upgrade to 1.28.8 soon.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 04:27 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.28.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 26 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade GStreamer project gst-editing-services to 1.28.8.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GStreamer projectgst-editing-servicesAffected
  • <1.28.8
Fixed in
  • 1.28.8

AI-suggested

Upgrade gst-editing-services to version 1.28.8 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Until then, avoid opening untrusted GES project files in applications or services that use GStreamer autoplugging. No other vendor advisory indicates alternative mitigations or that the issue is already mitigated.

Description

A flaw was found in GStreamer Editing Services (gst-editing-services). A GES project file can embed an arbitrary GStreamer pipeline description as an effect definition. When such a file is loaded, either explicitly by an editing application or automatically by a media player or file-manager thumbnailing service that uses GStreamer autoplugging, the pipeline description is parsed and instantiated without restriction on which elements may be used or which properties may be set. A remote attacker who can deliver a crafted project file to a victim's system can trigger reading or writing of arbitrary local files, issue outbound network requests to attacker-controlled servers, or cause the application to crash. Under certain conditions the file-write capability may be leveraged to achieve code execution.

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