# CVE-2026-125261: FFmpeg through 9.0.2 SGI Encoder Out-of-Bounds Read via sgienc.c

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-120211
- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/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-2026-125261 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 6.9 (medium) and affects FFmpeg; a fix or patch is referenced.

## Summary

The FFmpeg SGI encoder (sgienc.c) has an out-of-bounds read that an attacker can trigger locally, without logging in, by supplying a video with a display matrix that causes an autorotate vertical flip, but it requires a user to act, such as transcoding that file to SGI format. Successful exploitation can crash the FFmpeg process by reading pixel data far outside the frame.

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 an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the SGI encoder's encode_frame() in libavcodec/sgienc.c, where unsigned size variables mis-handle negative linesize frames. Attackers can supply a video whose display matrix triggers autorotate vflip, so transcoding to SGI images reads pixel data far outside the frame and crashes the process.

## 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-2026-125261 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-2026-125261

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-125261?

FFmpeg: through 9.0.2.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-125261

## Related

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## References

- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/25690
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/c6e5b6105aa13f6b0df2a646da608078cfe52d79
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/sgienc.c#L208
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-through-9.0.2-sgi-encoder-out-of-bounds-read-via-sgienc-c

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