Microsoft HEVC Video Extensions Codecs Library heap-based overflow
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft HEVC Video Extensions, HEVC Video Extensions for Licensed Applications and HEVC Video Extensions from Device Manufacturer. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Codecs Library. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-58600. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft HEVC Video Extensions, HEVC Video Extensions for Licensed Applications and HEVC Video Extensions from Device Manufacturer (affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Codecs Library. 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:
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Codecs Library allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
The advisory is shared at msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-58600 since 07/01/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 09/08/2026).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
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Product
Vendor
Name
- HEVC Video Extensions
- HEVC Video Extensions for Licensed Applications
- HEVC Video Extensions from Device Manufacturer
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2
VulDB Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Heap-based overflowCWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
07/01/2026 CVE reserved09/08/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/08/2026 VulDB entry created
09/08/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-58600 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-58600
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-399953
Entry
Created: 09/08/2026 19:35Changes: 09/08/2026 19:35 (61)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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