CVE-2026-125220: FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Mimic Decoder Deadlock via Frame Threading Failure
Vendor fix available · Affected: FFmpeg · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 2% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a deadlock vulnerability in mimic_decode_frame() in libavcodec/mimic.c that fails to report frame progress when init_get_bits8() fails. Attackers can supply a crafted file with an oversized Mimic intra frame followed by inter frames to hang frame-threaded decoding indefinitely.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- FFmpeg · FFmpegup to and including 9.0.2
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Weakness
- Deadlock · Race Conditions
- Vendor
- FFmpeg
- Published
- November 2026
CoverageNo articles yet
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