Buffer overflow in VLC Media Player - CVE-2026-73324

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Buffer overflow in VLC Media Player - CVE-2026-73324

Published: October 1, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU153082
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-73324
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing media content. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Affected software

VLC Media Player
Debian Linux
Fedora
vlc (Debian package)
vlc

How to mitigate CVE-2026-73324

Install updates from vendor's website.

VLC Media Player - update to 3.0.24
vlc (Debian package) - update to 3.0.24-0+deb13u1
vlc - addressed in versions 3.0.24-1.el10_2, 3.0.24-1.el10_3, 3.0.24-1.fc43

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