A security flaw has been discovered in ggml-org whisper.cpp up to 1.8.2. This vulnerability affects the function whisper_model_load of the file ggml/src/ggml.c. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

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Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Ggml
Ggml whisper.cpp
Vendors & Products Ggml
Ggml whisper.cpp

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:15:00 +0000

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Description A security flaw has been discovered in ggml-org whisper.cpp up to 1.8.2. This vulnerability affects the function whisper_model_load of the file ggml/src/ggml.c. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Title ggml-org whisper.cpp ggml.c whisper_model_load null pointer dereference
First Time appeared Ggml-org
Ggml-org whisper.cpp
Weaknesses CWE-404
CWE-476
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ggml-org:whisper.cpp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ggml-org
Ggml-org whisper.cpp
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 1.7, 'vector': 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-02T15:45:34.998Z

Reserved: 2026-05-31T18:04:48.553Z

Link: CVE-2026-10298

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-02T14:56:26.979Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-06-01T23:16:18.850

Modified: 2026-06-02T13:03:31.153

Link: CVE-2026-10298

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-02T14:45:10Z

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