CVE-2026-116612
A flaw was found in GStreamer Editing Services (gst-editing-services). A GES project file can...
A flaw was found in GStreamer Editing Services (gst-editing-services). A GES project file can embed an arbitrary GStreamer pipeline description as an effect definition. When such a file is loaded, either explicitly by an editing application or automatically by a media player or file-manager thumbnailing service that uses GStreamer autoplugging, the pipeline description is parsed and instantiated without restriction on which elements may be used or which properties may be set. A remote attacker who can deliver a crafted project file to a victim's system can trigger reading or writing of arbitrary local files, issue outbound network requests to attacker-controlled servers, or cause the application to crash. Under certain conditions the file-write capability may be leveraged to achieve code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.8
A flaw was found in GStreamer Editing Services (gst-editing-services). A GES project file can embed an arbitrary GStreamer pipeline description as an effect definition. When such a file is loaded, either explicitly by an editing application or automatically by a media player or file-manager thumbnailing service that uses GStreamer autoplugging, the pipeline description is parsed and instantiated without restriction on which elements may be used or which properties may be set. A remote attacker who can deliver a crafted project file to a victim's system can trigger reading or writing of arbitrary local files, issue outbound network requests to attacker-controlled servers, or cause the application to crash. Under certain conditions the file-write capability may be leveraged to achieve code execution.
- Record
CVE-2026-116612- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-913
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-109997
7.8
A flaw was found in GStreamer Editing Services (gst-editing-services). A GES project file can embed an arbitrary GStreamer pipeline description as an effect definition. When such a file is loaded, either explicitly by an editing application or automatically by a media player or file-manager thumbnailing service that uses GStreamer autoplugging, the pipeline description is parsed and instantiated without restriction on which elements may be used or which properties may be set. A remote attacker who can deliver a crafted project file to a victim's system can trigger reading or writing of arbitrary local files, issue outbound network requests to attacker-controlled servers, or cause the application to crash. Under certain conditions the file-write capability may be leveraged to achieve code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2026-109997- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hq2c-jhr8-9ffr
7.8
A flaw was found in GStreamer Editing Services (gst-editing-services). A GES project file can...
A flaw was found in GStreamer Editing Services (gst-editing-services). A GES project file can embed an arbitrary GStreamer pipeline description as an effect definition. When such a file is loaded, either explicitly by an editing application or automatically by a media player or file-manager thumbnailing service that uses GStreamer autoplugging, the pipeline description is parsed and instantiated without restriction on which elements may be used or which properties may be set. A remote attacker who can deliver a crafted project file to a victim's system can trigger reading or writing of arbitrary local files, issue outbound network requests to attacker-controlled servers, or cause the application to crash. Under certain conditions the file-write capability may be leveraged to achieve code execution.
- Record
GHSA-hq2c-jhr8-9ffr- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-913
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.8
A flaw was found in GStreamer Editing Services (gst-editing-services). A GES project file can embed an arbitrary GStreamer pipeline description as an effect definition. When such a file is loaded, either explicitly by an editing application or automatically by a media player or file-manager thumbnailing service that uses GStreamer autoplugging, the pipeline description is parsed and instantiated without restriction on which elements may be used or which properties may be set. A remote attacker who can deliver a crafted project file to a victim's system can trigger reading or writing of arbitrary local files, issue outbound network requests to attacker-controlled servers, or cause the application to crash. Under certain conditions the file-write capability may be leveraged to achieve code execution.
- Record
CVE-2026-116612- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-913
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-116612
7.8
A flaw was found in GStreamer Editing Services (gst-editing-services). A GES project file can embed an arbitrary GStreamer pipeline description as an effect definition. When such a file is loaded, either explicitly by an editing application or automatically by a media player or file-manager thumbnailing service that uses GStreamer autoplugging, the pipeline description is parsed and instantiated without restriction on which elements may be used or which properties may be set. A remote attacker who can deliver a crafted project file to a victim's system can trigger reading or writing of arbitrary local files, issue outbound network requests to attacker-controlled servers, or cause the application to crash. Under certain conditions the file-write capability may be leveraged to achieve code execution.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-116612- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-116612
7.8
A flaw was found in GStreamer Editing Services (gst-editing-services). A GES project file can embed an arbitrary GStreamer pipeline description as an effect definition. When such a file is loaded, either explicitly by an editing application or automatically by a media player or file-manager thumbnailing service that uses GStreamer autoplugging, the pipeline description is parsed and instantiated without restriction on which elements may be used or which properties may be set. A remote attacker who can deliver a crafted project file to a victim's system can trigger reading or writing of arbitrary local files, issue outbound network requests to attacker-controlled servers, or cause the application to crash. Under certain conditions the file-write capability may be leveraged to achieve code execution.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-116612- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gstreamer-editing-services1.0Debian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.22.0-21.22.1-11.22.10-11.22.3-11.22.3-2 Show 45 moreShow less1.22.4-11.22.8-11.22.9-11.23.2-11.23.90-11.24.0-11.24.1-11.24.10-11.24.11-11.24.12-11.24.2-11.24.3-11.24.4-11.24.5-11.24.6-11.24.7-11.24.8-11.24.9-11.25.1-11.25.50-11.25.90-11.25.90-21.26.0-11.26.1-11.26.10-11.26.2-11.26.3-11.26.4-11.26.5-11.26.5-21.26.6-11.26.7-11.26.8-11.26.9-11.27.1-11.27.2-11.27.50-11.27.90-11.28.0-11.28.1-11.28.2-11.28.3-11.28.4-11.28.5-11.28.6-1 |
None known |
gstreamer-editing-services1.0Debian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.26.10-11.26.2-11.26.3-11.26.4-11.26.5-1 Show 20 moreShow less1.26.5-21.26.6-11.26.7-11.26.8-11.26.9-11.27.1-11.27.2-11.27.50-11.27.90-11.28.0-11.28.1-11.28.2-11.28.3-11.28.4-11.28.5-11.28.6-11.28.7-11.28.8-11.29.1-11.29.2-1 |
None known |
gstreamer-editing-services1.0Debian:14 |
before 1.28.8-1, plus listed versions 1.26.10-11.26.2-11.26.3-11.26.4-11.26.5-1 Show 17 moreShow less1.26.5-21.26.6-11.26.7-11.26.8-11.26.9-11.27.1-11.27.2-11.27.50-11.27.90-11.28.0-11.28.1-11.28.2-11.28.3-11.28.4-11.28.5-11.28.6-11.28.7-1 |
1.28.8-1 |
gstreamer-editing-services1.0Ubuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.0-21.6.0-11.6.1-11.6.2-1 |
None known |
gstreamer-editing-services1.0Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.12.3-11.12.4-11.13.1-11.13.91-11.14.0-11.14.1-1~ubuntu18.04.11.14.4-1~ubuntu18.04.11.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.1 |
None known |
gstreamer-editing-services1.0Ubuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.16.1-11.16.2-2 |
None known |
gstreamer-editing-services1.0Ubuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.18.5-11.18.5-1build21.18.5-1build31.20.0-11.20.0-21.20.1-11.20.1-2 |
None known |
gstreamer-editing-services1.0Ubuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.22.0-21.22.8-11.24.1-11.24.1-1build11.24.2-1 |
None known |
gstreamer-editing-services1.0Ubuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.28.2-11.28.3-11.28.4-11.28.5-11.28.6-11.28.7-1 |
None known |
gstreamer-editing-services1.0Ubuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.26.6-11.27.2-11.27.90-11.27.90-1build11.28.0-11.28.1-11.28.2-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-116612 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Gstreamer Project Gst-editing-services, published October 26, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%, the 13th percentile. Fixed in gstreamer-editing-services1.0 1.28.8-1.
References
Left out here: 4 versions. The JSON record has them.