Medium severity · published May 26, 2026
CVE-2026-9572
GPAC MP4Box media.c Media_GetSample memory leak
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in GPAC up to 2.4.0. Affected by this issue is the function Media_GetSample of the file src/isomedia/media.c of the component MP4Box. Such manipulation of the argument cat leads to memory leak. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The name of the patch is e79c5cbe8b3fed27f4854ec229457d30c96206f1. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
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
GP
GPAC · Gpac
2.0; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9572
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-9572
Product
https://github.com/gpac/gpac/
Patch
https://github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/e79c5cbe8b3fed27f4854ec229457d30c96206f1
Exploit
https://github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/3557
Exploit
https://github.com/user-attachments/files/27270415/poc.zip
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/submit/817137
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/vuln/365631
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