FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an information disclosure vulnerability in vp8_lossy_decode_alpha() in libavcodec/webp.c that leaves alpha plane memory uninitialized for short uncompressed ALPH chunks
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium.
Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 22:20 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 4.8 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 3.3 |
| CNA | CVSS 4.0 | 4.8 |
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/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 an information disclosure vulnerability in vp8_lossy_decode_alpha() in libavcodec/webp.c that leaves alpha plane memory uninitialized for short uncompressed ALPH chunks. Attackers can supply a crafted WebP image whose ALPH chunk is shorter than width * height to disclose stale pixel data from previously decoded frames.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-125098 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/92b318e0b33623720d9f128ad7bc5fa8277c34f7 (opens in a new tab)
- code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/25715 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/webp.c (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-through-9.0.2-webp-decoder-information-disclosure-via-short-alph-chunk (opens in a new tab)