CVE-2026-17513: Reachable Assertion in ggml-org whisper.cpp
A vulnerability was found in ggml-org whisper.cpp 95ea8f9b. Affected is the function ggml_ftype_to_ggml_type of the file ggml/src/ggml.c. The manipulation of the argument ftype results in reachable assertion. The attack requires a local approach. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
CVE-2026-17513: Reachable Assertion in ggml-org whisper.cpp
Description
A vulnerability was found in ggml-org whisper.cpp 95ea8f9b. Affected is the function ggml_ftype_to_ggml_type of the file ggml/src/ggml.c. The manipulation of the argument ftype results in reachable assertion. The attack requires a local approach. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
CVSS v4.0
Score 4.8medium
Affected software
cpe:2.3:a:ggml-org:whisper.cpp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T07:09:45.327Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a675f279c2644c7f820eb88
Added to database: 07/27/2026, 13:37:43 UTC
Last updated: 07/27/2026, 14:30:21 UTC
Views: 5
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