Low severity · published Jul 27, 2026
CVE-2026-17512
ggml-org whisper.cpp log_mel_spectrogram out-of-bounds
3.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability has been found in ggml-org whisper.cpp 1.8.4-58. This impacts the function log_mel_spectrogram of the file src/whisper.cpp. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be performed locally. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 5% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WH
whisper.cpp · ggml-org
1.8.4-58 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17512
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-17512
github.com
https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/
github.com
https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/issues/3923
github.com
https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3925
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-17512
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/submit/798905
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/vuln/383382
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