Skip to main content
VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2026-125040: Gst plugins base1.0 · A flaw was found in the SRT and WebVTT subtitle parser in GStreamer's

Affects gst-plugins-base1.0Source GCVE Database

0
Compare
Authoritative record:CVE-2026-125040· Medium 6.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.

Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 14:19 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.16.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 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 11 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.10gst-plugins-base1.0pkg:deb/ubuntu/gst-plugins-base1.0?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threatsAffected
  • 1.28.2-1 – 1.28.7-1ubuntu0.1
7 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSgst-plugins-base1.0pkg:deb/ubuntu/gst-plugins-base1.0?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • 1.26.6-1 – 1.28.2-1ubuntu0.2
9 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSgst-plugins-base1.0pkg:deb/ubuntu/gst-plugins-base1.0?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • 1.22.6-1 – 1.24.2-1ubuntu0.6
13 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSgst-plugins-base1.0pkg:deb/ubuntu/gst-plugins-base1.0?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • 1.18.5-1 – 1.20.1-1ubuntu0.8
12 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTSgst-plugins-base1.0pkg:deb/ubuntu/gst-plugins-base1.0?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focalOther threatsAffected
  • 1.16.1-1 – 1.16.3-0ubuntu1.4+esm4
16 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTSgst-plugins-base1.0pkg:deb/ubuntu/gst-plugins-base1.0?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionicOther threatsAffected
  • 1.12.3-1 – 1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm5
17 affected builds
Fixed in–

Check your own hosts for these packages with threat-finder (opens in a new tab), our free open-source scanner.

AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, avoid processing untrusted subtitle files with affected versions of gst-plugins-base1.0 to mitigate risk.

Description

A vulnerability in GStreamer's gst-plugins-base1.0 subtitle parser affects the SRT and WebVTT subtitle formats. The flaw involves the parser's use of unanchored regular expressions when sanitizing inline subtitle markup, which can cause excessive CPU consumption when processing crafted subtitle cues with long unmatched markup-like text. This can lead to a denial-of-service condition by making GStreamer-based applications unresponsive.

References

Community reviews

Loading reviews…