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CVE-2026-26203VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2026-26203: pjsip pjmedia-video · Use After Free

Affects pjsip pjmedia-videoSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium : upgrade to 2.17 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 1% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.17
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 19 Feb 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 2026-10-26.

What to do

Upgrade pjsip pjmedia-video to 2.17.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
pjsippjmedia-videoAffected
  • <2.17
Fixed in
  • 2.17

AI-suggested

Organizations should upgrade all PJSIP deployments to version 2.17 or later, where the vulnerability is patched. For environments where immediate upgrade is not feasible, applying custom patches or recompiling with added bounds checking in the pjmedia-video H.264 packetizer is recommended. Additionally, implement strict input validation and filtering of H.264 streams before processing to detect and reject malformed packets lacking proper NAL unit start codes. Network segmentation and limiting local access to multimedia processing components can reduce the attack surface. Monitoring logs for crashes or unusual behavior in multimedia applications may help detect exploitation attempts. Finally, maintain an inventory of all products and devices using PJSIP to ensure comprehensive coverage of the patching process.

Description

PJSIP is a free and open source multimedia communication library. Versions prior to 2.17 have a critical heap buffer underflow vulnerability in PJSIP's H.264 packetizer. The bug occurs when processing malformed H.264 bitstreams without NAL unit start codes, where the packetizer performs unchecked pointer arithmetic that can read from memory located before the allocated buffer. Version 2.17 contains a patch for the issue.

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