CVE-2026-33164 HIGH

CVE-2026-33164: NULL Pointer Dereference in libde265

Vendor Strukturag
Product libde265
Weakness CWE-122
Published March 20, 2026
Last update March 23, 2026

CVSS base score

8.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

libde265 is an open source implementation of the h.265 video codec. Prior to version 1.0.17, a malformed H.265 PPS NAL unit causes a segmentation fault in pic_parameter_set::set_derived_values(). This issue has been patched in version 1.0.17.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 20, 2026 CVE published
March 23, 2026 Record updated