---
id: "CVE-2026-58968"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-58968"]
title: "OAPV codec: double free in metadata parsing lets remote attackers corrupt memory"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["codec", "oapv", "package"]
not_affected_if: ["unknown"]
published_at: "2026-11-02T20:17:53+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-02T20:35:34+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-02T20:38:28+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-58968", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-02T20:35:34+00:00"}]
---

# OAPV codec: double free in metadata parsing lets remote attackers corrupt memory

A double free in the oapvd_vlc_metadata function of oapv_vlc.c can corrupt memory. The description says this could allow remote privilege escalation without user interaction.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Timeline

- 2026-11-02T20:35:34+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-58968

## From the sources

In oapvd_vlc_metadata of oapv_vlc.c, there is a possible memory corruption due to a double free. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

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