ggml-org whisper.cpp common-whisper.cpp read_audio_data use after free
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14569
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wjrw-m667-4g2c
References
More ggml-org vulnerabilities
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- TI-2024-28446 llama.cpp allows Arbitrary Address Read in rpc_server::get_tensor CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-17570 llama.cpp has Out-of-bounds Write in llama-server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-28447 llama.cpp allows write-what-where in rpc_server::set_tensor CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-15627 Integer overflow in ggml-org llama.cpp CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-14482 Heap-based buffer overflow in ggml-org llama.cpp CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-14569 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-14569 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wjrw-m667-4g2c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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