What is CVE-2026-52296?
FFmpeg before 9.0 has an out-of-bounds read because of missing required padding in WMA extradata allocation paths in libavcodec/wmaenc.c.
The record classifies CVE-2026-52296 under weakness class CWE-125. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 22 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 2.9 — LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5.3% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 1.7/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2026-09-13
Is CVE-2026-52296 being exploited?
It currently carries a trending score of 31 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
Affected products and versions
- FFmpeg: FFmpeg
How to fix CVE-2026-52296
No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-52296 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-52296
No threat campaign in the Threadlinqs corpus currently references CVE-2026-52296, in its CVE list or as an indicator. The linkage is recomputed from the live corpus on every daily ingest, so this section fills in as soon as a tracked campaign cites the identifier.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on . This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.