Path Traversal in Videolan Vlc
CVE-2026-102875
VLC media player before 3.0.24 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the skins2 ThemeLoader that fails to validate member names in .vlt skin archives. Attackers can craft malicious skin files with path traversal sequences to write arbitrary files with VLC user privileges, enabling code execution through Lua script injection.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc (product)
- code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/blob/3.0.23/modules/gui/skins2/src/theme_loade… (technical-description)
- code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/commit/59934edbd03c6c1147d75d6c91e96633b710ec31 (patch)
- code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/commit/8d43e99c2c01d9aab3ecad00e7a102806262b06b (patch)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vlc-media-player-before-3.0.24-path-traversal-via-… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-102875?
- CVE-2026-102875 is a high-severity vulnerability in Videolan Vlc, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-09-29.
- How severe is CVE-2026-102875?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.