What is CVE-2026-26227?

CVE-2026-26227 is a low-severity vulnerability in Videolan Vlc For Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2026-02-26.

How severe is CVE-2026-26227?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Videolan Vlc For Android

CVE-2026-26227

VideoLAN VLC for Android prior to version 3.7.0 contains an authentication bypass in the Remote Access Server feature due to missing or insufficient rate limiting on one-time password (OTP) verification. The Remote Access Server uses a 4-digit OTP and does not enforce effective throttling or lockout within the OTP validity window, allowing an attacker with network reachability to the server to repeatedly attempt OTP verification until a valid user_session cookie is issued. Successful exploitation results in unauthorized access to the Remote Access interface, limited to media files explicitly shared by the VLC for Android user.

EPSS: 0.003 (21.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Videolan Vlc For Android — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (patch)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-26227?: CVE-2026-26227 is a low-severity vulnerability in Videolan Vlc For Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2026-02-26.
How severe is CVE-2026-26227?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.