# CVE-2026-107675: FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Missing SSH Host Key Verification in sftp Protocol

> Network attackers can bypass SSH host key verification in FFmpeg's SFTP handler to intercept credentials or serve forged media via man-in-the-middle attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 8 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2026-107675, ECHO-2c52-7488-bb4f, GHSA-vv62-hhh4-f6vv, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-107675

## What is CVE-2026-107675?

CVE-2026-107675 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 8 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a missing host key verification vulnerability in the libssh-based sftp protocol handler that allows network attackers to impersonate SFTP servers. Attackers performing man-in-the-middle, DNS, or ARP spoofing can capture passwords supplied in sftp URLs, serve forged media, or receive uploaded output.

Weakness: CWE-322 (Key Exchange without Entity Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-107675?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-107675?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-107675 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-107675 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg

- [CVE-2013-0864](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0864/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-0872](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0872/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-0873](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0873/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-4265](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4265/): Null dereference in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-3937](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3937/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-107675 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-107675 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ffmpeg Ffmpeg, published on 8 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-107675 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ffmpeg Ffmpeg. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-107675/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-107675/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-107675
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-107675
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-107675

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-107675/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.