CVE-2026-38345

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-28. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A Division-by-Zero vulnerability in the ff_sws_init_single_context function (/libswscale/utils.c) of FFmpeg N-122528-gdd2976b9e1 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted input.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(high)
EG Risk
45(Track)
EG Risk 45/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity65% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
16%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 27, 2026

Last Modified

September 8, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 2, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

#21585 - [Bug Report] Division by Zero @ libswscale/utils.c:1412:60 - FFmpeg/FFmpeg - FFmpeg Forgejo

https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/issues/21585

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-38345(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ffmpeg7:7.1.1-1 ... 7:8.0.1-3 (8 versions)7:8.1-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 19× in last 7d / 61× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-18 23:07 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-18 23:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-17 20:57 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-17 20:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-17 19:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-16 14:09 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-16 14:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-15 11:08 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-15 11:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-15 03:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-14 08:47 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-14 08:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-13 16:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-13 06:36 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-13 06:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-12 15:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-12 04:25 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-12 04:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-11 09:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-11 02:14 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-11 02:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-10 00:03 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-10 00:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-08 20:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-08 06:56 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-08 06:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-07 04:46 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-07 04:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-06 02:34 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-06 02:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-05 00:23 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-05 00:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-03 22:12 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-03 22:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-02 19:33 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-02 19:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-02 18:28 UTCEG score recompute▲ 6.50
  23. 2026-09-02 18:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-02 18:26 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 6.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  25. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-09-01 13:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-09-01 04:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-08-30 23:21 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-08-30 23:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-08-28 00:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-28 00:26 UTCNVD update
  35. 2026-08-27 23:24 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-08-27 23:23 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-38345?
CVE-2026-38345 is a medium vulnerability published on August 27, 2026. A Division-by-Zero vulnerability in the ffswsinitsinglecontext function (/libswscale/utils.c) of FFmpeg N-122528-gdd2976b9e1 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted input.
When was CVE-2026-38345 disclosed?
CVE-2026-38345 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 27, 2026, with the most recent update on September 8, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-38345 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-38345 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 83.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-38345?
CVE-2026-38345 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-38345?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-38345, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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