CVE-2026-10298
4.8
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
Summary
A security flaw has been discovered in ggml-org whisper.cpp up to 1.8.2. This vulnerability affects the function whisper_model_load of the file ggml/src/ggml.c. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ggml-org | whisper.cpp | 1.8.0 | affected |
| ggml-org | whisper.cpp | 1.8.1 | affected |
| ggml-org | whisper.cpp | 1.8.2 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
- CWE-404: Denial of Service
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
References
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/367591
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/367591/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-10298
- https://vuldb.com/submit/826910
- https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/issues/3807
- https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/
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