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GPAC CVE-2026-52489

| EUVDEUVD-2026-66180 HIGH
Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120)
2026-08-25 cve@mitre.org GHSA-4whx-6586-5f9m
7.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mitre
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Vendor (mitre) PRIMARY
7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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7.8 HIGH

Local file processing attack (AV:L), low-privilege account sufficient (PR:L), no interaction beyond running the tool, full RCE impact across all pillars.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 31, 2026 - 18:31 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 31, 2026 - 16:22 NVD
7.8 (HIGH)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 21:17 cve.org
HIGH 7.8
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 21:17 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in gpac 31becc9e08b88e525a4a62013a4000de1c0f8fd9 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the svgNameToImplementationName() function

AnalysisAI

Buffer overflow in GPAC's SVG parsing function svgNameToImplementationName() allows a local attacker with low privileges to execute arbitrary code with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The vulnerability is tied to a specific upstream commit (31becc9e08b88e525a4a62013a4000de1c0f8fd9) and is consistent with CWE-120 (classic buffer overflow, no bounds checking). …

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Exploitation Exploitation requires that the attacker can supply a file containing SVG content that GPAC will parse - specifically a file that causes `svgNameToImplementationName()` to be invoked with an oversized or malformed SVG element name. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H scores 7.8 High, reflecting local exploitation with low complexity and low privilege requirements resulting in full system-level impact. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation No vendor-released patch version has been independently confirmed at time of analysis - the affected version is identified only by commit hash. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, inventory all systems and applications running GPAC and determine which handle SVG input, prioritizing systems exposed to untrusted content sources. …

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