CVE-2026-73324: VLC media player 3.0.0 through 3.0.23 information disclosure vulnerability
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-73324 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in videolan vlc_media_player. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 09-09-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 14-09-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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 metrics
7 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVDNIST5.3MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- NVDNIST4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.24%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
15%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.24% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- vlcAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 3.0.24-0+deb12u1 | < 3.0.24-0+deb13u1 | < 3.0.24-1
Ubuntu1 product
- vlcAll versions (No fix recorded)
Videolan1 product
- vlc_media_player≥ 3.0.0, ≤ 3.0.23
3 vendors · 3 products
References
4 links- github.com/videolan/vlcProduct
