CVE-2026-9572 GPAC MP4Box media.c Media_GetSample memory leak
A local attacker can trigger a memory leak in GPAC MP4Box, potentially causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-9572?
CVE-2026-9572 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gpac Gpac, published on 26 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-9572?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gpac Gpac.
How do I fix CVE-2026-9572?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-9572 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-9572 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-9572 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Gpac Gpac
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-9572, GHSA-77xc-cwff-62wp, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-9572.