GPAC/MP4Box Heap Use-After-Free

GPAC

GPAC/MP4Box has a heap use-after-free vulnerability in gf_filter_pid_send_event_downstream, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Do this now

Upgrade GPAC/MP4Box to 2.5 now, since this use-after-free allows arbitrary code execution.

Fix it

Upgrade to GPAC 2.5

First seen: 23 Oct 2026
Last update: 23 Oct 2026, 13:35 UTC
Fixed in: 2.5
Identifiers: CVE-2025-60490
CVE-2025-60491
Source: news
On the menu as: Self-hosted apps

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## GPAC/MP4Box Heap Use-After-Free
Severity: unknown. Patch status: patched.
Affected: GPAC
Fixed in: 2.5
Ids: CVE-2025-60490, CVE-2025-60491

GPAC/MP4Box has a heap use-after-free vulnerability in gf_filter_pid_send_event_downstream, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code.

## Steps
1. Search the repo, its CI and infra config for GPAC. If present, report the version in use and whether it's affected.

## Report
A table: file, product or package, version in use, affected yes/no, exact fix. Then anything a human has to check outside the repo.

If you have the pwned.coffee MCP server (https://pwned.coffee/mcp), call lookup_cve("CVE-2025-60490") for the latest, and check_repo with this repo's lockfiles, Dockerfiles and workflows for a full receipt.
Sources: https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2026/q4/351 https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2026/q4/352
https://pwned.coffee/i/gpac-mp4box-heap-use-after-free-cve-2025-60490

Timeline

24 Oct 2026, 13:08 UTC
Fix status: unknown → patched.
23 Oct 2026
First reported.

Receipt

Exploitation: No known exploitation
Fix by release line: Product Affected Fixed in Source
GPAC before 2.5 2.5 CVE record (CNA)
Score: No CVSS published yet: severity unknown.
Last checked: 24 Oct 2026, 18:17 UTC

Product	Affected	Fixed in	Source
GPAC	before 2.5	2.5	CVE record (CNA)

Sources: KEV – CVE record ✓ Vendor ✓

Sources

Totalone coffee