CVE-2026-102875
High
Description
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductVideolan Vlc
PublishedSep 29, 2026
First seenSep 29, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-22Path traversal
How to fix
Update
- videolan vlc3.0.24 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| videolan vlc | v < 3.0.24 | 3.0.24 |
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