# CVE-2026-125246: FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Assertion Failure DoS via cbs\_jpeg\_assemble\_fragment

- Severity: CVSS 5.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-11-09 · Updated: 2026-11-09

CVE-2026-125246 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 5.7 (medium) and affects FFmpeg; a fix or patch is referenced.

## Summary

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 has a denial-of-service flaw in its JPEG/MJPEG bitstream handling, where a crafted file can crash processing with an assertion failure. An attacker would need to reach it locally and get a user to open or process the malicious file.

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

## Affected

- FFmpeg: through 9.0.2

## Description

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability in cbs_jpeg_assemble_fragment() that miscounts 0xff stuffing bytes in JPEG scan headers. Attackers can supply a crafted JPEG/MJPEG stream with 0xff in the scan header, triggering an av_assert0 abort when CBS-based bitstream filters process it.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on FFmpeg, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-125246 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-2026-125246

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-125246?

FFmpeg: through 9.0.2.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-125246

## Related

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## References

- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/25232
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/ee457fdcdb3a069ef35910a2e1cacff10906b131
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/cbs_jpeg.c#L365
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-through-9.0.2-assertion-failure-dos-via-cbs-jpeg-assemble-fragment

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