CVE-2026-56711: VLC media player 3.0.0 through 3.0.23 memory corruption vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-09-09 · updated 2026-09-18
Weakness: CWE-190

Description

VLC media player versions 3.0.0 through 3.0.23 contain a memory-safety vulnerability reachable when processing crafted media. Exploitation requires user interaction and may result in application termination or code execution with the privileges of the VLC process.

Affected products

VideoLAN VLC: from 3.0.0 through 3.0.23

References

https://github.com/videolan/vlc

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