CVE-2026-18296CWE-122

CVE-2026-18296

High · published August 20, 2026

CVSS v3.0
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
12.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

GStreamer MRF File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GStreamer. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of MRF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-29608.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00229 · 12.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Published
2026-08-20T21:17Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
gstreamer/gstreamer< 1.28.51.28.5
References (2)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 AUG 16:22Z
    GStreamer MRF File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    cvelistv5