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FFmpeg through 8.1.2, fixed in commit b506faf, contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the native PNG and APNG encoders that allows remote attackers to corrupt heap memory by supplying a…

High CVSS 8.8
CVECVE-2026-66040
First seen2026-07-29 07:15 UTC
Disclosed2026-07-24 20:18 UTC
Last updated2026-07-29 07:15 UTC
Channel statusauto

Summary

FFmpeg through 8.1.2, fixed in commit b506faf, contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the native PNG and APNG encoders that allows remote attackers to corrupt heap memory by supplying a crafted PNG image with a malicious eXIf chunk. Attackers can craft an eXIf chunk where multiple IFD entries reference the same large value payload, causing canonical serialization to expand the output far beyond the undersized allocation estimated by add_exif_profile_size(), resulting in png_write_…

In-depth triage · Auto channel

No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).

Lint boundary warnings (2)

The following non-blocking warnings were raised during the lint phase of this triage (e.g. reference URLs not yet on the allowlist). They do not affect entry usability and are disclosed for transparency (see DR-002).

  • REF_URL_NOT_ALLOWLISTED url not in allowlist: https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/b506fafec9a19fcbc2be5271875fd4a63d6615bc
  • REF_URL_NOT_ALLOWLISTED url not in allowlist: https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/23786

Sources

  • NVD DATABASE

Original Links

Timeline

  1. nvd_ingest NVD