CVE-2025-14569Public exploit

Local process crash via invalid decoder cleanup

Published Dec 12, 2025 · Updated Dec 12, 2025

Use-after-free in whisper-cli in ggml.ai whisper.cpp 1.8.0 through 1.8.2 allows local users to crash the process via crafted audio. The stack-allocated ma_decoder is left uninitialized before ma_decoder_init_file handles the file; error cleanup follows stale fields and frees an address inside that object. Exploitation requires a local user to make whisper-cli process the crafted file, producing a reproducible process crash.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in whisper-cli in ggml.ai whisper.cpp 1.8.0 through 1.8.2 allows local users to crash the process via crafted audio. The stack-allocated ma_decoder is left uninitialized before ma_decoder_init_file handles the file; error cleanup follows stale fields and frees an address inside that object. Exploitation requires a local user to make whisper-cli process the crafted file, producing a reproducible process crash.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-14569
Published
Dec 12, 2025
Updated
Dec 12, 2025
Vendor
Georgi Gerganov
Product
whisper.cpp
Classifications
CWE-119, CWE-416, T1499.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.8.0
  2. Affected versionversion=1.8.1
  3. Affected versionversion=1.8.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Georgi Gerganov · whisper.cppversion=1.8.0; version=1.8.1; version=1.8.2

Published CVSS scores

5.3VulDB CNACVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
4.3VulDB CNAAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
1.9VulDB CNACVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-416Use After Free
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

Public exploit references

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