# CVE-2026-15185: GPAC MP4Box vobsub.c vobsub\_read\_idx out-of-bounds

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-07-09 · Updated: 2026-07-09

## Affected

- n/a GPAC: 26.03-DEV

## Description

A vulnerability was determined in GPAC 26.03-DEV. This affects the function vobsub_read_idx of the file /src/media_tools/vobsub.c of the component MP4Box. Executing a manipulation of the argument num_langs can lead to out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be launched locally. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. This patch is called 532097084729a936bcdf6a27c41003f3bd7dc3ff. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue. Two different commits were applied to fix this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a GPAC, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/377111
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/377111/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-15185
- https://vuldb.com/submit/851214
- https://github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/3611
- https://github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/aa0fb77b82e51b159a2024c440cdf6b571b14d81
- https://github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/532097084729a936bcdf6a27c41003f3bd7dc3ff
- https://github.com/gpac/gpac/

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