---
id: CVE-2026-25713
title: >-
  A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the ID3v2 parsing
  functionality of MediaInfoLib (version(s): 26.01)
summary: >-
  A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the ID3v2 parsing
  functionality of MediaInfoLib (version(s): 26.01). A specially crafted media
  file that contains ID3v2 tags can lead to arbitrary code execution. An
  attacker can provi…
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-122
vendor: mediaarea
product: mediainfolib
affected:
  - mediainfolib = 26.01
published: '2026-05-26'
updated: '2026-09-23'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-23T13:17:27.527'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25713'
references:
  - url: 'https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2026-2368'
    label: talos-cna@cisco.com
  - url: 'https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2026-2368'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-05-26T12:29:11.543184Z'
epss: 0.00227
epssPercentile: 0.13677
ingestedAt: '2026-09-23T12:24:04.189Z'
---

## Overview

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the ID3v2 parsing functionality of MediaInfoLib (version(s): 26.01). A specially crafted media file that contains ID3v2 tags can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

## Affected

- `mediainfolib = 26.01`

## Remediation

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