CVE-2026-8461

highpriority · track · 11EPSS 0.016 · 75 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURU

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

5 exploits · PoC

Likely / severe?

1.57% (75th) EPSS

CVSS 8.8 · high

Is it mine?

12 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.18.8highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · reefs@jfrog.comexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-787USCWE-787US

exploits (5)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

0xBlackash/CVE-2026-8461CVE-2026-8461PoC · poc_in_github
HORKimhab/CVE-2026-8461 CVE-2026-8461 - DraftPoC · poc_in_github
Y5neKO/CVE-2026-8461-EXPY5neKO/CVE-2026-8461-EXPPoC · poc_in_github
anyanything/CVE-2026-8461-PoCanyanything/CVE-2026-8461-PoCPoC · poc_in_github
se1ims/PixelSmashA lab setup to test cve-2026-8461PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (12)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Debian Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:-
Red Hat Enterprise Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-
SUSE Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:-
SUSE openSUSEall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:suse:opensuse:-
Ubuntu Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:-
Open Source Open Source ffmpeg <8.1.2< 8.1.2cert_bundDE
Open Source ffmpeg< 8.1.2cert_bundDE
FFMPEG FFmpeg0 → 8.1.2enisa_euvdEU
FFmpeg team FFmpeg≤ 8.1.2fstec_bduRU
ООО «Ред Софт» РЕД ОС≤ 7.3fstec_bduRU
ООО «Ред Софт» РЕД ОС≤ 8.0fstec_bduRU
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/Linux≤ 13fstec_bduRU

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2026-2011ffmpeg: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung und Denial of ServiceDeutsch2026-06-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in ffmpeg ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, und um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2026-06-18modified 2026-09-01

references (8)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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