Medium severity · published Sep 9, 2026
CVE-2026-73324
VLC media player 3.0.0 through 3.0.23 information disclosure vulnerability
4.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VM
VLC media player · VideoLAN
3.0.0 through 3.0.23 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73324
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-73324
github.com
https://github.com/videolan/vlc
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