# CVE-2026-9572: GPAC MP4Box media.c Media\_GetSample memory leak

- 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: 2026-05-26 · Updated: 2026-05-28

## Affected

- n/a GPAC: 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4.0

## Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in GPAC up to 2.4.0. Affected by this issue is the function Media_GetSample of the file src/isomedia/media.c of the component MP4Box. Such manipulation of the argument cat leads to memory leak. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The name of the patch is e79c5cbe8b3fed27f4854ec229457d30c96206f1. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve 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/365631
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/365631/cti
- https://vuldb.com/submit/817137
- https://github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/3557
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/27270415/poc.zip
- https://github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/e79c5cbe8b3fed27f4854ec229457d30c96206f1
- https://github.com/gpac/gpac/

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