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CVE-2026-120246VulnerabilityPublished

FFmpeg 4.4 through 9.0.2 contains a use of uninitialized variable vulnerability in the CDXL decoder that leaks stack

Affects FFmpegSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-120246· Medium 6.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.8 Medium.

Data as of 1 Nov 2026, 04:22 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.06.8
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.15.5
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 1 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 31 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubffmpeg/FFmpegpkg:github/ffmpeg/FFmpegOther threatsAffected
  • >=4.4 <=9.0.2
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, avoid processing untrusted CDXL files or use alternative decoders if possible.

Description

FFmpeg versions 4.4 through 9.0.2 have a vulnerability in the CDXL decoder where uninitialized variables lead to leakage of stack memory into decoded pixel data. This occurs via unfilled HAM palette entries, allowing crafted CDXL files to expose stack bytes and pointer fragments in the output.

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