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High · 7.8 CVE-2026-92705 EUVD-2026-95988

Aegisub executes arbitrary code through automatically loaded Automation scripts

Published Oct 9, 2026 · Updated Oct 14, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Aegisub is a cross-platform advanced subtitle editor. From 3.2.0 to 3.4.2, Aegisub automatically loads Automation scripts referenced by `Automation Scripts` metadata in `ASS` subtitle projects without asking whether the user trusts the scripts or their authors. An attacker can distribute a crafted `ASS` file together with a referenced malicious Automation script, and opening the `AS`  file executes arbitrary code with the privileges of the Aegisub process. From 3.4.0 to 3.4.2, inconsistent handling of embedded `NUL` characters between extension validation and filesystem operations additionally allows a crafted `ASS/Lua` polyglot to reference and execute itself as a single-file variant. The vulnerability is fixed in Aegisub 3.5.0.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
TypesettingTools Aegisub >= 3.2.0, < 3.5.0 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 aegisub 3.5.1-1 —
Debian 13 aegisub No fix yet —
Debian 12 aegisub No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 aegisub No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS aegisub No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS aegisub No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS aegisub No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS aegisub No fix yet —

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