CVE-2026-8461

Name: CVE-2026-8461
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2026-06-18T14:17:36.66+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 8.8/10EPSS 0.39%

Last modified Jun 22, 2026

This CVE is reserved or awaiting analysis. Details will appear once published by NVD.

Description

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in FFmpeg's libavcodec library, specifically in the MagicYUV decoder, allows denial-of-service and, in some cases, can be exploited for remote code execution. This vulnerability is associated with the file libavcodec/magicyuv.C. This issue affects FFmpeg before version 8.1.2.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

8.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.39%

30.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

References

https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/23159

Timeline

Published: Jun 18, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 22, 2026
Status: Awaiting Analysis

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Source: NVD / NIST