Description
FFmpeg before 8.1.3 contains a protection mechanism failure in the HLS demuxer that allows attackers to bypass protocol and allowed_extensions restrictions when opening child playlists. Attackers can supply a crafted master playlist whose child playlists use disallowed protocols or non-multimedia local files, making parse_playlist() open resources the HLS security policy should block.
Published: 2026-10-08
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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History

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-641
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description FFmpeg before 8.1.3 contains a protection mechanism failure in the HLS demuxer that allows attackers to bypass protocol and allowed_extensions restrictions when opening child playlists. Attackers can supply a crafted master playlist whose child playlists use disallowed protocols or non-multimedia local files, making parse_playlist() open resources the HLS security policy should block.
Title FFmpeg before 8.1.3 HLS Demuxer Security Check Bypass via parse_playlist()
First Time appeared Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg
Weaknesses CWE-693
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ffmpeg
Ffmpeg ffmpeg
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-08T17:30:28.094Z

Reserved: 2026-10-08T16:51:40.180Z

Link: CVE-2026-107697

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-08T18:17:26.300

Modified: 2026-10-08T21:04:38.633

Link: CVE-2026-107697

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-10-08T17:30:28Z

Links: CVE-2026-107697 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-09T03:15:15Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-641

    Improper Restriction of Names for Files and Other Resources

  • CWE-693

    Protection Mechanism Failure