CVE-2026-2921VulnerabilityPublished 6 Mar 2026

ZDI-26-168: GStreamer RIFF Palette Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

Severity

High

Rated High by Zero Day Initiative · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 59% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
Public on cve.org; its publication date is not in this record
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 30 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

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What to do

AI-suggested

An official patch has been released by the GStreamer project to fix this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the update available at https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/commit/e3a99c35266fc92dd6a18ac5fde028d0cda559e6 as soon as possible to mitigate the risk. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GStreamer. Interaction with this library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.8. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-2921.

Impact

Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on systems running vulnerable versions of GStreamer. This can lead to full compromise of the affected process, including confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. The vulnerability specifically targets the handling of palette data in AVI files, making any application using GStreamer for such media processing potentially vulnerable.

Summary

CVE-2026-2921 is an integer overflow vulnerability in GStreamer's processing of palette data in AVI files. The vulnerability arises due to insufficient validation of user input, which can cause an integer overflow prior to a memory write operation. Exploiting this flaw enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the affected process. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) and affects GStreamer installations that handle AVI files. An official patch has been released by the GStreamer project to remediate this issue.

References

zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-168/ (opens in a new tab)

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