FFmpeg before 8.1.3 and 9.x before 9.0.2 contains an improper certificate validation vulnerability in tls_open() of libavformat/tls_mbedtls.c, which skips hostname checks for IP-address hosts. Network attackers can intercept https, rtmps, or tls connections to IP-literal URLs with any trusted CA-issued certificate to read and tamper with streams.
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.1/libavformat/tls_mbedtls.c#L676-L681
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-95079
https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/24383
https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/d377212904a19fc740d721cbda0ba58fa3805a29
https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/57a2e704b4a6eda5d061b45aacde6b19c026bfc0
https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/0cd2a70eacd510c2efed48b9fc177c7cb2bc549f
Published: 2026-10-08
Updated: 2026-10-08
Base Score: 4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 6.3
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.00136