CVE-2026-10298

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

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
ggml-orgwhisper.cpp1.8.0affected
ggml-orgwhisper.cpp1.8.1affected
ggml-orgwhisper.cpp1.8.2affected

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