CVE-2026-53705 | Gstreamer1-plugins-good: gstreamer: heap buffer overflow in wavpack decoder via integer overflow

A flaw was found in GStreamer's WavPack audio decoder in gst-plugins-good. When processing a specially crafted WavPack file, an integer overflow in the buffer size calculation (4 * block_samples * channels) in gst_wavpack_dec_handle_frame() causes a very small heap allocation. The WavPack library then writes decoded audio samples far beyond the allocated buffer, resulting in heap memory corruption. This affects both 32-bit and 64-bit systems since the arithmetic is performed in 32-bit integers before promotion to the allocation size type. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash an application or potentially execute arbitrary code by convincing a user to open a malicious WavPack audio file.

Published: 2026-06-15 Last update: 2026-06-15 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-53705 is rated Low Risk (35.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.24%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-53705

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-16 0.24%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-53705

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.6 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 4.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-53705

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-53705

GHSA-rc6x-6x52-9whj · Severity: high — A flaw was found in GStreamer's WavPack audio decoder in gst-plugins-good. When processing a...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-53705

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-53705 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gst-plugins-good1.0), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 4, resolved 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-53705
suse high https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53705/

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-53705

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2026-53705

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