# CVE-2026-30998: An improper resource deallocation and closure vulnerability in the tools/zmqsend.c component of FFmpeg v8.0.1 allows attackers to cause a De

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-04-13 · Updated: 2026-04-13

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An improper resource deallocation and closure vulnerability in the tools/zmqsend.c component of FFmpeg v8.0.1 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted input file.

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## References

- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/master/tools/zmqsend.c
- https://ffmpeg.org/doxygen/7.0/zmqsend_8c_source.html
- https://excellent-oatmeal-319.notion.site/CVE-2026-30998-Resource-Leak-3265a71f9cca4dc58df4632ce8b60a50

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