Vulnerability record
CVE-2026-125262
The short answer
CVE-2026-125262 affects FFmpeg FFmpeg and is rated high (CVSS 8.5). It is not in CISA's KEV catalog; EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%.
What it is
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in libavcodec/lcevcdec.c because LCEVC output picture dimensions are not validated against the allocated frame. Attackers can embed crafted LCEVC enhancement data with differing global configurations in H.264 or HEVC streams to corrupt heap memory in decoding applications.
Weakness: CWE-787.
Severity
8.5 high
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Not listed
CISA lists confirmed exploitation only
EPSS, next 30 days
0.14%
Higher than 4% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Affected products
FFmpeg. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/25067
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/lcevcdec.c#L224
- github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/fd6dfa613a48665dcb8d14186b33dad90aa40ae0
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-through-9.0.2-heap-buffer-overflow-via-lcevc-enhancement-decoding
Questions
Is CVE-2026-125262 being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 2026-11-11. FIRST's EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2026-125262?
Follow the vendor advisory in the references below. NVD lists the affected versions under its configurations.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Awaiting Analysis. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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