Medium 5.3Published Dec 12, 2025

CVE-2025-14569ggml-org whisper.cpp common-whisper.cpp read_audio_data use after free

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 4:20 AM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

A vulnerability was detected in ggml-org whisper.cpp up to 1.8.2. Affected is the function read_audio_data of the file /whisper.cpp/examples/common-whisper.cpp. The manipulation results in use after free. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit is now public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

CVSS: 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
Weakness (CWE): CWE-416, CWE-119
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulDB
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Dec 12, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

ggml-org whisper.cpp ggml_org:whisper.cpp (from the name)	1.8.0; 1.8.1; 1.8.2	CNA record

References

https://vuldb.com/?id.336193vdb-entry, technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.336193signature, permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?submit.703886third-party-advisory
https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/issues/3501issue-tracking
https://github.com/oneafter/InvalidFree/blob/main/reproexploit

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