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high 7.8

CVE-2026-18298 json

GStreamer PNG File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

published 2026-08-20 2 mo ago modified 2026-10-26 14 d ago also EUVD-2026-63447

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 12%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

GStreamer PNG File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GStreamer. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PNG files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-29581.

Patch / fix

  • gstreamer gstreamer 1.28.5
  • gst-plugins-good1.0 Debian 12 1.22.0-5+deb12u4
  • gst-plugins-good1.0 Debian 14 1.28.5-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-18298

  • gst-plugins-good1.0 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 1.20.3-0ubuntu1.9
  • gst-plugins-good1.0 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 1.24.2-1ubuntu1.7
  • gst-plugins-good1.0 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 1.28.2-2ubuntu0.3
  • gst-plugins-good1.0 Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.5+esm3
  • gst-plugins-good1.0 Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm3
  • gst-plugins-good1.0 Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS 1.16.3-0ubuntu1.3+esm3

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-18298

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • gstreamer1-plugins-good RHEL 9 1.22.12-7.el9_8.8
  • gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk RHEL 9 1.22.12-7.el9_8.8
  • gstreamer1-plugins-good RHEL 8 1.16.1-7.el8_10.7
  • gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk RHEL 8 1.16.1-7.el8_10.7
  • gstreamer1-plugins-good RHEL 10.2 1.26.7-2.el10_2.7
  • gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk RHEL 10.2 1.26.7-2.el10_2.7
  • gstreamer1-plugins-good RHEL 8.4 EUS_LONG_LIFE, RHEL 8.4 AUS 1.16.1-4.el8_4.5
  • gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk RHEL 8.4 EUS_LONG_LIFE, RHEL 8.4 AUS 1.16.1-4.el8_4.5

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:73424RHSA-2026:73040RHSA-2026:72482RHSA-2026:72367RHSA-2026:71650RHSA-2026:71648

  • gstreamer1-plugins-good AlmaLinux 10 1.26.7-2.el10_2.7
  • gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk AlmaLinux 10 1.26.7-2.el10_2.7
  • gstreamer1-plugins-good AlmaLinux 9 1.22.12-7.el9_8.8
  • gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk AlmaLinux 9 1.22.12-7.el9_8.8
  • gstreamer1-plugins-good AlmaLinux 8 1.16.1-7.el8_10.7
  • gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk AlmaLinux 8 1.16.1-7.el8_10.7

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:59133ALSA-2026:59152ALSA-2026:59179

  • gstreamer1-plugins-good Rocky Linux 10 1.26.7-2.el10_2.7
  • gstreamer1-plugins-good Rocky Linux 9 1.22.12-7.el9_8.8
  • gstreamer1-plugins-good Rocky Linux 8 1.16.1-7.el8_10.7

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:59133RLSA-2026:59152RLSA-2026:59179

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-18298 updated cvss 7.8

gstreamer-plugins-good: GStreamer: Remote code execution via heap-based buffer overflow in PNG file parsing

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 mingw-gstreamer1-plugins-good, mingw32-gstreamer1-plugins-good, mingw64-gstreamer1-plugins-good
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.16.1-7.el8_10.7, gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk 1.16.1-7.el8_10.7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:59179
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.22.12-7.el9_8.8, gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk 1.22.12-7.el9_8.8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:59152
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.26.7-2.el10_2.7, gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk 1.26.7-2.el10_2.7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:59133
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.16.1-4.el8_4.5, gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk 1.16.1-4.el8_4.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:73424
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.16.1-4.el8_6.6, gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk 1.16.1-4.el8_6.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:72482
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8) gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.16.1-5.el8_8.6, gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk 1.16.1-5.el8_8.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:73040
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.18.4-8.el9_2.6, gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk 1.18.4-8.el9_2.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:71646
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.22.1-4.el9_4.6, gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk 1.22.1-4.el9_4.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:71647
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.24.11-1.el10_0.7, gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk 1.24.11-1.el10_0.7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:71650
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.22.12-5.el9_6.6, gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk 1.22.12-5.el9_6.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:71648
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.16.1-4.el8_4.5, gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk 1.16.1-4.el8_4.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:73424
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6) gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.16.1-4.el8_6.6, gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk 1.16.1-4.el8_6.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:72482
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8) gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.16.1-5.el8_8.6, gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk 1.16.1-5.el8_8.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:73040
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.10.4-4.el7_9.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:72367
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 gstreamer-plugins-good Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 gstreamer-plugins-good
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • GStreamer GStreamer

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow

References

Sources

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