Back to CVE records
Critical 9.8Published Sep 4, 2026

CVE-2026-85696SadTalker OS Command Injection via Audio Filename

Updated under an hour ago ()

Does this affect you?

It affects OpenTalker SadTalker. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

SadTalker contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the video muxing process where uploaded audio filenames are interpolated into ffmpeg commands without proper escaping. Attackers can upload audio files with shell metacharacters in the filename to break out of quoted arguments and execute arbitrary system commands when video generation occurs.

CVSS
9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-78
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
VulnCheck
NVD analysis
Deferred
Record last updated
Sep 10, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
OpenTalker SadTalker
opentalker:sadtalker (from the name)
through 0.0.2
CNA record

References

  • issue-tracking
  • product
  • technical-description
  • third-party-advisory

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

Your cookie choices
We use essential cookies to run this site, and, only with your consent, an advertising cookie from Google to measure whether our ads lead to sign-ups and subscriptions. See our for details.