FFmpeg 7.0 before 8.1.3 and 9.x before 9.0.2 contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in vk_av1_decode_slice() in libavcodec/vulkan_av1.c because the tile-count limit is checked only on entry
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.3 High : upgrade to 9.0.2 or 8.1.3 soon.
Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 22:20 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 7.3 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.0 |
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 9.0.2, 8.1.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Nov 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 9 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade FFmpeg to 9.0.2 or 8.1.3.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| FFmpegFFmpeg | Affected
| Fixed in
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| FFmpegFFmpeg | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubFFmpegpkg:github/FFmpegOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
FFmpeg 7.0 before 8.1.3 and 9.x before 9.0.2 contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in vk_av1_decode_slice() in libavcodec/vulkan_av1.c because the tile-count limit is checked only on entry. Attackers can supply a crafted AV1 stream with more than 256 tiles decoded via the Vulkan hardware accelerator to overflow tile_sizes and corrupt heap memory.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-125201 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/d29ff884221042af219e53cc339a62356b061816 (opens in a new tab)
- code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/24289 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.1/libavcodec/vulkan_av1.c (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-7.0-before-8.1.3-and-9-x-before-9.0.2-heap-overflow-via-vulkan-av1-c (opens in a new tab)