CVE-2026-56711

high

Description

VLC media player versions 3.0.0 through 3.0.23 contain a memory-safety vulnerability reachable when processing crafted media. Exploitation requires user interaction and may result in application termination or code execution with the privileges of the VLC process.

References

https://github.com/videolan/vlc

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-74906

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-09

Updated: 2026-09-18

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00299