CVE-2026-102875
HIGH
8,5
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: passive
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A
HIGH
7,8
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Description
AI Translation Available
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.
22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
StableCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Integrity
Confidentiality
Availability
Potential Impacts:
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Modify Files Or Directories
Read Files Or Directories
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Applicable Platforms
Technologies:
AI/ML
https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc
https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/blob/3.0.23/modules/gui/skins2/src/the…
https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/commit/59934edbd03c6c1147d75d6c91e9663…
https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/commit/8d43e99c2c01d9aab3ecad00e7a1028…
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vlc-media-player-before-3.0.24-path-traver…