Description
GStreamer rtpsbcdepay Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GStreamer. Interaction with this library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation.

The specific flaw exists within the processing of RTP payload elements. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-29787.
Published: 2026-08-20
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-386
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gstreamer
Gstreamer gstreamer
Vendors & Products Gstreamer
Gstreamer gstreamer

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description GStreamer rtpsbcdepay Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GStreamer. Interaction with this library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation. The specific flaw exists within the processing of RTP payload elements. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-29787.
Title GStreamer rtpsbcdepay Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-416
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Gstreamer Gstreamer
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-21T03:57:13.463Z

Reserved: 2026-07-29T17:11:07.286Z

Link: CVE-2026-18299

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-20T17:17:26.767

Modified: 2026-08-21T04:17:59.500

Link: CVE-2026-18299

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-08-20T16:22:34Z

Links: CVE-2026-18299 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-22T02:30:17Z

Weaknesses