CVE-2026-4015: GPAC · Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Affects GPACSource CVE Database V5
Public exploit available · CVSS 4.8 Medium.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 19:04 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:PExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| GPAC | Affected
| Fixed in– |
GitHubgpac/gpacpkg:github/gpac/gpacOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
CPE configurations (1)
cpe:2.3:a:gpac:gpac:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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AI-suggested
To mitigate CVE-2026-4015, organizations should immediately apply the official patch identified by commit d29f6f1ada5cc284cdfa783b6f532c7d8bd049a5 to all affected GPAC 26.03-DEV installations. If patching is not immediately possible, restrict local access to systems running GPAC to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to TeXML file processing. Employ application whitelisting and integrity monitoring to detect unauthorized modifications or exploit attempts. Conduct regular audits of user privileges to minimize the risk of low-privilege local accounts being leveraged for exploitation. Additionally, consider sandboxing or isolating GPAC processes to limit the impact of potential exploitation. Maintain up-to-date backups of critical media processing environments to enable rapid recovery in case of compromise.
Description
A weakness has been identified in GPAC 26.03-DEV. Affected is the function txtin_process_texml of the file src/filters/load_text.c of the component TeXML File Parser. Executing a manipulation can lead to stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. This patch is called d29f6f1ada5cc284cdfa783b6f532c7d8bd049a5. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
References
- vuldb.com (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/3467 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/3467 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/user-attachments/files/25493992/poc_texml_overflow.py (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/d29f6f1ada5cc284cdfa783b6f532c7d8bd049a5 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/gpac/gpac/ (opens in a new tab)