# CVE-2026-120386: Effekseer improperly validates "effect" files.

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-11-09 · Updated: 2026-11-09

CVE-2026-120386 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 4.3 (medium) and affects Effekseer; no fixed version is listed yet.

## Summary

Effekseer, a visual effects runtime, can be made to crash when it loads a specially crafted "effect" file. An attacker can reach this remotely, without logging in, but the victim must open the malicious file, and the result is a denial of service rather than code execution or data theft.

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

## Affected

- Effekseer: through 1.80.7

## Description

Effekseer improperly validates "effect" files. When a crafted effect file is loaded to the affected runtime, the host process may be forced to crash.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Effekseer, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-120386 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-2026-120386

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-120386?

Effekseer: through 1.80.7.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-120386

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/effekseer/Effekseer/releases/tag/1808
- https://github.com/effekseer/Effekseer/commit/6cf1cb853383765153219ba5ce9b47eff5ad8398
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN56286875/

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