CVE-2026-107695

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

Description

FFmpeg before 8.1.3 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in the HLS demuxer that allows remote attackers to cause denial of service because parse_playlist() accepts Master Playlist tags inside Media Playlists. Attackers can trick victims into opening a crafted self-referencing playlist that endlessly adds variants in hls_read_header(), causing unbounded CPU and I/O consumption.

CWE-835

How to fix

Remediation Available

ffmpegDebian

Fixed in:7:9.0.2-1CVE-2026-107695

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.45%probability of exploitation in 30 days

37thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 37% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references8

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-835 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-13935	High	7.5	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-0050	High	7.5	83%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-36227	High	7.5	77%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-0778	High	7.5	73%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-20353	High	8.6	71%	KEV	-
CVE-2019-14241	High	7.5	70%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-107695?

Upgrade ffmpeg on debian unstable to 7:9.0.2-1 or later.

Is CVE-2026-107695 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-107695 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.45% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 37% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-107695?

CVE-2026-107695 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-107695 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for ffmpeg (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-10-08.