# CVE-2026-124307: Fraunhofer HHI VVdeC before 3.2.1 Heap Use-After-Free via ALF APS Redefinition

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-119279
- Severity: CVSS 5.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.2.1
- Published: 2026-11-07 · Updated: 2026-11-07

CVE-2026-124307 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 5.8 (medium) and affects vvdec; fixed in 3.2.1.

## Summary

Fraunhofer HHI's VVdeC video decoder, before version 3.2.1, contains a memory-corruption bug that a local attacker can trigger without logging in, though it requires a user to take an action such as opening a crafted VVC bitstream. Successful exploitation can crash the decoder or corrupt heap memory when multithreaded decoding is used.

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## Affected

- fraunhoferhhi vvdec: fixed in 3.2.1

## Description

Fraunhofer HHI VVdeC before 3.2.1 contains a heap use-after-free vulnerability that allows attackers to corrupt memory by redefining an ALF adaptation parameter set id still referenced by slices. Attackers can supply a crafted VVC bitstream that, with multithreaded decoding, makes worker threads dereference freed APS objects in CABACReader::readAlf() and AdaptiveLoopFilter::reconstructCoeff(), causing crashes or heap corruption.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on fraunhoferhhi vvdec, upgrade to a fixed version (3.2.1) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-124307 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-2026-124307

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-124307?

vvdec: before 3.2.1.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-124307

### How do I fix CVE-2026-124307?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 3.2.1.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-124307

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## References

- https://github.com/fraunhoferhhi/vvdec/issues/391
- https://github.com/fraunhoferhhi/vvdec/issues/390
- https://github.com/fraunhoferhhi/vvdec/commit/1eddb30c4b8e02f3d13ba24aa7e52f1aa7b08c01
- https://github.com/fraunhoferhhi/vvdec/blob/v3.2.0/source/Lib/CommonLib/Slice.h#L2570
- https://github.com/fraunhoferhhi/vvdec/blob/v3.2.0/source/Lib/CommonLib/ParameterSetManager.h#L97
- https://github.com/fraunhoferhhi/vvdec/blob/v3.2.0/source/Lib/DecoderLib/CABACReader.cpp#L428-L429
- https://github.com/fraunhoferhhi/vvdec
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/fraunhofer-hhi-vvdec-before-3.2.1-heap-use-after-free-via-alf-aps-redefinition

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