CVE-2026-49127: MusicPlayerDaemon MPD · Off-by-one Error
Affects MusicPlayerDaemon MPDSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High : upgrade to 0.24.11 soon.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 43% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 0.24.11
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
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), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade musicplayerdaemon/MPD and MPD to 0.24.11.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| MusicPlayerDaemonMPD | Affected
| Fixed in– |
GitHubmusicplayerdaemon/MPDpkg:github/musicplayerdaemon/MPDOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubMPDpkg:github/MPDOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, avoid using untrusted HTTP audio sources with MPD and consider restricting network access to the daemon to trusted users only.
Description
Music Player Daemon (MPD) before version 0.24.11 contains a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the pcm_unpack_24be function in src/pcm/Pack.cxx that allows unauthenticated attackers to corrupt stack memory by triggering an off-by-one write in the PCM decoder plugin. Attackers can issue two MPD commands referencing a malicious HTTP audio source to cause the unpack loop to write 1366 entries into a 1365-entry buffer, overwriting four bytes past the array boundary with three attacker-controlled bytes from an HTTP response body, resulting in daemon termination or potential code execution.
References
- mstreet97.github.io/security-research/opensource/vulnerability-disclosure/cybersecurity/cve/2026/05/25/Four_Bugs_Reachable_nc.html (opens in a new tab)
- musicpd.org/news/2026/05/mpd-0-24-11-released/ (opens in a new tab)
- raw.githubusercontent.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/MPD/v0.24.11/NEWS (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/MPD/releases/tag/v0.24.11 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/MPD/issues/2485 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/MPD/commit/59911028c020f84bc2e669da6a1ef88121301274 (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/music-player-daemon-stack-buffer-overflow-via-pcm-unpack-24be (opens in a new tab)