CVE-2026-90609: NULL Pointer Dereference in GPAC
CVE-2026-90609 is a medium severity vulnerability in GPAC affecting the MP4Box component. It involves a null pointer dereference in an unknown function within the file scenegraph/vrml_tools.c. The vulnerability can only be exploited locally and does not require user interaction. A public exploit disclosure exists. Upgrading to GPAC version abi-16.23 resolves the issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in GPAC up to commit f1219cde is caused by a null pointer dereference in an unknown function of the MP4Box component's scenegraph/vrml_tools.c file. The flaw allows local attackers with limited privileges to cause a denial of service or crash by manipulating the vulnerable function. The vulnerability has been publicly disclosed. The issue is fixed in GPAC version abi-16.23 with patch 49dee5cad329cfed310c1682703df7daa47df31a.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause a null pointer dereference, likely resulting in a denial of service or application crash. There is no indication of privilege escalation, remote exploitation, or data compromise. The CVSS score of 4.8 reflects a medium severity impact with local attack vector and low complexity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade GPAC to version abi-16.23 or later, which includes the official patch 49dee5cad329cfed310c1682703df7daa47df31a that resolves this null pointer dereference issue. No other mitigations are indicated or required.
CVE-2026-90609: NULL Pointer Dereference in GPAC
Description
CVE-2026-90609 is a medium severity vulnerability in GPAC affecting the MP4Box component. It involves a null pointer dereference in an unknown function within the file scenegraph/vrml_tools.c. The vulnerability can only be exploited locally and does not require user interaction. A public exploit disclosure exists. Upgrading to GPAC version abi-16.23 resolves the issue.
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 is caused by a null pointer dereference in an unknown function of the MP4Box component's scenegraph/vrml_tools.c file. The flaw allows local attackers with limited privileges to cause a denial of service or crash by manipulating the vulnerable function. The vulnerability has been publicly disclosed. The issue is fixed in GPAC version abi-16.23 with patch 49dee5cad329cfed310c1682703df7daa47df31a.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause a null pointer dereference, likely resulting in a denial of service or application crash. There is no indication of privilege escalation, remote exploitation, or data compromise. The CVSS score of 4.8 reflects a medium severity impact with local attack vector and low complexity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade GPAC to version abi-16.23 or later, which includes the official patch 49dee5cad329cfed310c1682703df7daa47df31a that resolves this null pointer dereference issue. No other mitigations are indicated or required.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-12T19:39:11.111Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa7478a55bf5e2cf54ed5d4
Added to database: 09/14/2026, 01:02:02 UTC
Last enriched: 09/14/2026, 01:16:37 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 03:08:59 UTC
Views: 6
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