CVE-2026-90576: NULL Pointer Dereference in GPAC
CVE-2026-90576 is a medium severity vulnerability in GPAC affecting the function gf_node_list_add_child in the MP4Box component. It causes a null pointer dereference that can be triggered locally. The issue is fixed by upgrading to version abi-16.23.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in GPAC up to commit f1219cde involves a null pointer dereference in the function gf_node_list_add_child within scenegraph/base_scenegraph.c of the MP4Box component. The flaw allows local attackers to cause a null pointer dereference, potentially leading to a denial of service or application crash. The vulnerability has been publicly disclosed, and a patch identified by commit 49dee5cad329cfed310c1682703df7daa47df31a addresses the issue. Upgrading to GPAC version abi-16.23 mitigates the vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access can exploit this vulnerability to cause a null pointer dereference, which may result in application crashes or denial of service conditions. There is no indication of remote exploitation or privilege escalation. The CVSS score of 4.8 reflects a medium severity impact with local attack vector and low complexity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the GPAC component to version abi-16.23, which contains the official patch (commit 49dee5cad329cfed310c1682703df7daa47df31a) that fixes the null pointer dereference vulnerability. No other mitigations are indicated or required.
CVE-2026-90576: NULL Pointer Dereference in GPAC
Description
CVE-2026-90576 is a medium severity vulnerability in GPAC affecting the function gf_node_list_add_child in the MP4Box component. It causes a null pointer dereference that can be triggered locally. The issue is fixed by upgrading to version abi-16.23.
CVSS v4.0
Score 4.8medium
Affected software
GPAC
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in GPAC up to commit f1219cde involves a null pointer dereference in the function gf_node_list_add_child within scenegraph/base_scenegraph.c of the MP4Box component. The flaw allows local attackers to cause a null pointer dereference, potentially leading to a denial of service or application crash. The vulnerability has been publicly disclosed, and a patch identified by commit 49dee5cad329cfed310c1682703df7daa47df31a addresses the issue. Upgrading to GPAC version abi-16.23 mitigates the vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access can exploit this vulnerability to cause a null pointer dereference, which may result in application crashes or denial of service conditions. There is no indication of remote exploitation or privilege escalation. The CVSS score of 4.8 reflects a medium severity impact with local attack vector and low complexity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the GPAC component to version abi-16.23, which contains the official patch (commit 49dee5cad329cfed310c1682703df7daa47df31a) that fixes the null pointer dereference vulnerability. No other mitigations are indicated or required.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-12T16:30:30.092Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa6ec2155bf5e2cf5ede7c9
Added to database: 09/13/2026, 18:32:01 UTC
Last enriched: 09/13/2026, 18:46:27 UTC
Last updated: 09/13/2026, 19:02:54 UTC
Views: 5
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