FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability in pps_3d_extension() in libavcodec/hevc/ps.c that allows attackers to exhaust CPU through unbounded depth lookup table loops
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.8 Medium.
Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 22:20 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 6.8 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 5.5 |
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/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
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| FFmpegFFmpeg | Affected
| Fixed in– |
GitHubFFmpegpkg:github/FFmpegOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability in pps_3d_extension() in libavcodec/hevc/ps.c that allows attackers to exhaust CPU through unbounded depth lookup table loops. Attackers can supply crafted HEVC files with repeated PPS NAL units that trigger hundreds of millions of bit skips, stalling decoders, parsers, and ffprobe.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-125183 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/f9f732b444a2fc27dcc4fe52084d3d435f827864 (opens in a new tab)
- code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/25572 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/hevc/ps.c (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-through-9.0.2-denial-of-service-via-hevc-pps-3d-extension-parsing (opens in a new tab)