CVE-2026-17512
ggml-org whisper.cpp log_mel_spectrogram out-of-bounds
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.8 Medium
- Published
- Jul 27, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 27, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 27, 2026
Description
A vulnerability has been found in ggml-org whisper.cpp 1.8.4-58. This impacts the function log_mel_spectrogram of the file src/whisper.cpp. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be performed locally. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 4.8 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P | VulDB |
| 3.1 | 3.3 Low | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R | VulDB |
| 3.0 | 3.3 Low | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R | VulDB |
| 2.0 | 1.7 Low | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR | VulDB |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
whisper.cppggml-org |
|
References
- VDB-383382 | ggml-org whisper.cpp log_mel_spectrogram out-of-boundsvdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-383382 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)signaturepermissions-required
- CVE-2026-17512 | CVE Analysis and Reportthird-party-advisory
- Submit #798905 | ggml-org whisper.cpp v1.8.4-58 Heap-based Buffer Overflowthird-party-advisory
- https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/issues/3923issue-tracking
- https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3925issue-trackingpatch
- https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/product
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