[UPDATE] [medium] ffmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in ffmpeg to conduct an unspecified attack or to cause a denial-of-service condition.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in ffmpeg to conduct an unspecified attack or cause a denial-of-service condition.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of ffmpeg are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is medium urgency due to the potential for denial of service.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of ffmpeg.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-1143
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-409620.13% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 3% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-63850.44% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 37% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-40962 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2026-6385 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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