CVE-2026-53423: membraneframework membrane_mp4_plugin · Unthrottled Resource Allocation
Affects membraneframework membrane_mp4_pluginSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.9 Medium : upgrade to 0.36.7 when convenient.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 17% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 0.36.7, 56373d1ddc86968e55fbde795c14eeba24357b57
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Jun 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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade membrane_mp4_plugin to 0.36.7; membrane_mp4_plugin to 56373d1ddc86968e55fbde795c14eeba24357b57.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| membraneframeworkmembrane_mp4_plugin | Affected
| Fixed in
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| membraneframeworkmembrane_mp4_plugin | Affected
| Fixed in
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Hexmembrane_mp4_pluginpkg:hex/membrane_mp4_pluginOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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CPE configurations (1)
cpe:2.3:a:membraneframework:membrane_mp4_plugin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, avoid processing untrusted MP4 files with the vulnerable membrane_mp4_plugin versions.
Description
CVE-2026-53423 is a medium severity vulnerability in membraneframework's membrane_mp4_plugin before version 0.36.7. It involves allocation of resources without limits or throttling, where the MP4 box header parser converts each 4-byte box name into a BEAM atom without validation. Because BEAM atoms are never garbage-collected, an attacker can craft an MP4 file with many unique box names to exhaust the atom table, causing a denial-of-service by aborting the entire BEAM node and impacting all applications running on it.
References
- github.com/membraneframework/membrane_mp4_plugin/security/advisories/GHSA-43hj-fxwj-49qw (opens in a new tab)
- cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-53423.html (opens in a new tab)
- osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-53423 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/membraneframework/membrane_mp4_plugin/commit/56373d1ddc86968e55fbde795c14eeba24357b57 (opens in a new tab)