CVE•Published 2026-06-18•Modified 2026-07-23•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-8461

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

HIGH

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

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 62% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

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.

Timeline

Published 2026-06-18

Modified 2026-07-23

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB VulnCheck

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vuln:CVE-2026-8461

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