CVE-2026-73324: VLC media player 3.0.0 through 3.0.23 information disclosure vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-09-09 · updated 2026-09-14
Weakness: CWE-125

Description

Certain VLC media player builds in versions 3.0.0 through 3.0.23 contain a memory-safety vulnerability reachable when processing media from an attacker-controlled network source. Exploitation requires user interaction and may disclose a limited, layout-dependent amount of VLC process memory. Exposure depends on build configuration.

Affected products

VideoLAN VLC: from 3.0.0 through 3.0.23

References

https://github.com/videolan/vlc

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