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title: "CVE-2026-116612: GStreamer Editing Services - Arbitrary File Read/Write & Code Execution"
description: "GStreamer Editing Services contains an unrestricted pipeline instantiation vulnerability caused by parsing arbitrary pipeline descriptions in project files, letting remote attackers read/write files, cause crashes, or execute code, exploit requires victim to load crafted project file."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-116612/
---

# CVE-2026-116612 GStreamer Editing Services - Arbitrary File Read/Write & Code Execution

GStreamer Editing Services contains an unrestricted pipeline instantiation vulnerability caused by parsing arbitrary pipeline descriptions in project files, letting remote attackers read/write files, cause crashes, or execute code, exploit requires victim to load crafted project file.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116612)

## Details

Type

Arbitrary File Read/Write

Impact

File System Read, File System Write, Remote Code Execution, Denial Of Service

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

26 October 2026

Updated

27 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-913](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/913.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of GStreamer Editing Services.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116612](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116612)
- [https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/merge\_requests/12647](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/merge_requests/12647)
- [https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/security/sa-2026-0090.html](https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/security/sa-2026-0090.html)

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