---
id: CVE-2025-14569
title: A vulnerability was detected in ggml-org whisper.cpp up to 1.8.2
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 appr…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-119
  - CWE-416
published: '2025-12-12'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T20:10:01.970'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14569'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/ggml-org/whisper.cpp/issues/3501'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/oneafter/InvalidFree/blob/main/repro'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.336193'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/?id.336193'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/?submit.703886'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00136
epssPercentile: 0.02581
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T20:46:46.907Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.