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CVE-2026-17512: ggml-org whisper.cpp log_mel_spectrogram out-of-bounds

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-07-27 · updated 2026-10-24
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

A vulnerability has been found in ggml-org whisper.cpp 1.8.4-58. This impacts the function log_mel_spectrogram of the file src/whisper.cpp. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be performed locally. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.

Affected products

• ggml-org whisper.cpp: 1.8.4-58

References

• https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/
• https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/issues/3923
• https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/pull/3925
• https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-17512
• https://vuldb.com/submit/798905
• https://vuldb.com/vuln/383382
• https://vuldb.com/vuln/383382/cti

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