VDB-364889 · CVE-2026-22554 · TALOS-2026-2374

MediaArea MediaInfoLib 26.01 Channel heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaArea MediaInfoLib 26.01. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Channel Handler. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-22554. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in MediaArea MediaInfoLib 26.01. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Channel Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

MediaArea MediaInfoLib Channel Splitting heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability

The advisory is shared at talosintelligence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-22554 since 03/16/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/23/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 316505 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-22554), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (316505). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

MediaArea

Name

MediaInfoLib

Version

26.01

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 316505
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-22554

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/16/2026 CVE reserved
05/20/2026 +64 days Advisory disclosed
05/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/23/2026 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: TALOS-2026-2374
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-22554 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-22554
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-364889

Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2026 16:36
Updated: 05/23/2026 05:18
Changes: 05/20/2026 16:36 (63), 05/23/2026 05:18 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.