CVE-2026-90611: Reachable Assertion in GPAC
CVE-2026-90611 is a medium severity vulnerability in GPAC affecting the MP4Box component's xmt_parse_element function. It can cause a reachable assertion due to crafted input. The issue is limited to local execution and does not require user interaction. A fix is available in version abi-16.23.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in GPAC up to commit f1219cde impacts the xmt_parse_element function within scene_manager/loader_xmt.c of the MP4Box component. An attacker with local access can trigger a reachable assertion by manipulating input, potentially causing a denial of service or application crash. The vulnerability has been publicly disclosed, and a patch identified by commit afca1f1181668d85941d51ed1adf647807d5d975 is included in GPAC version abi-16.23.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause a reachable assertion in the MP4Box component, which may lead to application instability or denial of service. There is no indication of remote exploitation or privilege escalation. The CVSS score of 4.8 reflects a medium severity with local attack vector and low complexity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade GPAC to version abi-16.23 or later, which includes the official fix (commit afca1f1181668d85941d51ed1adf647807d5d975) addressing this vulnerability. No other mitigation is indicated or required.
CVE-2026-90611: Reachable Assertion in GPAC
Description
CVE-2026-90611 is a medium severity vulnerability in GPAC affecting the MP4Box component's xmt_parse_element function. It can cause a reachable assertion due to crafted input. The issue is limited to local execution and does not require user interaction. A fix is available in 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 impacts the xmt_parse_element function within scene_manager/loader_xmt.c of the MP4Box component. An attacker with local access can trigger a reachable assertion by manipulating input, potentially causing a denial of service or application crash. The vulnerability has been publicly disclosed, and a patch identified by commit afca1f1181668d85941d51ed1adf647807d5d975 is included in GPAC version abi-16.23.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause a reachable assertion in the MP4Box component, which may lead to application instability or denial of service. There is no indication of remote exploitation or privilege escalation. The CVSS score of 4.8 reflects a medium severity with local attack vector and low complexity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade GPAC to version abi-16.23 or later, which includes the official fix (commit afca1f1181668d85941d51ed1adf647807d5d975) addressing this vulnerability. No other mitigation is indicated or required.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-12T19:39:17.993Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa74b1055bf5e2cf554884a
Added to database: 09/14/2026, 01:17:04 UTC
Last enriched: 09/14/2026, 01:31:37 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 03:06:48 UTC
Views: 5
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