CVE-2026-70630: ffmpeg Use of Uninitialized Resource
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-70630 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Use of Uninitialized Resource vulnerability in ffmpeg. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 8Timeline
- 06-08-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 14-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
FFmpeg versions from 3.0 up to, but not including, 9.0 contain an uninitialized heap memory read vulnerability in the native Screenpresso decoder (libavcodec/screenpresso.c) that allows attackers to recover sensitive memory contents by supplying a crafted SPV1 packet with a valid zlib stream that decompresses fewer bytes than the full frame requires. The screenpresso_decode_frame() function fails to validate the produced byte count before calling av_image_copy_plane() to copy the complete frame dimensions from the persistent ctx->inflated_buf buffer, causing unwritten heap memory from prior allocations or prior frames to be copied into decoded output and potentially exposing sensitive data such as userspace addresses from persistent decoding services.
CVSS metrics
9 scores · 6 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.8MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.8MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated6.8MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated6.8MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- NVDNIST6.8MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.18%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
7%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.05 pp
From 0.13% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Chainguard14 products
- eco-python-ffmpeg-6-minimalAll versions (No fix recorded)
- eco-python-ffmpeg-6-minimal-devAll versions (No fix recorded)
- eco-python-ffmpeg-6-minimal-staticAll versions (No fix recorded)
- eco-python-ffmpeg-7-minimalAll versions (No fix recorded)
- eco-python-ffmpeg-7-minimal-devAll versions (No fix recorded)
Wolfi4 products
- ffmpeg-7All versions (No fix recorded)
- ffmpeg-7.1All versions (No fix recorded)
- ffmpeg-8.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- ffmpeg-8.1All versions (No fix recorded)
Ubuntu2 products
- ffmpegAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm17 | < 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm16
- libavAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- ffmpegAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 7:9.0.2-1
Ffmpeg1 product
- ffmpeg≥ 3.0, < 9.0 | ≥ 3.0, < 9
5 vendors · 22 products
References
12 links- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-uninitialized-heap-memory-read-in-screenpresso-decoderThird Party AdvisoryAdvisoryPatch
