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CVE-2026-56209.

Source-reported disclosure and enrichment record.

SEVERITY / CVSSHIGH / 7.1CVSS 3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
EXPLOITATION STATUSNot listed in the cached KEV catalogThis does not establish absence of exploitation.
RECORD STATUSAwaiting AnalysisModified Oct 09, 2026

Disclosure summary

An arbitrary address write vulnerability was found in libaom, the reference AV1 codec implementation. A missing bounds check in the SVC (Scalable Video Coding) layer ID control function allows an attacker to inject an arbitrary pointer into the cyclic refresh map field via crafted image pixel values. The encoder then writes approximately 1,200 bytes at the attacker-controlled address. This is fully deterministic and does not require a separate information leak. An attacker who can supply frames to a network-facing libaom encoder with SVC enabled could exploit this for denial of service or potential code execution.

Source-reported weakness categories

CWE-787

Source-specific records & product guidance

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NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2026-56209

Open original source · Updated Oct 09, 2026

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Original records & references

PUBLISHED 2026-06-19T13:16:30-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-09T14:17:09-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-10T20:50:35-04:00