VLC for Android < 3.7.0 Remote Access Path Traversal

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-26228
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulnCheck
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-02-26 16:24:07 UTC
Updated2026-07-14 16:16:59 UTC
DescriptionVideoLAN VLC for Android prior to version 3.7.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the Remote Access Server routing for the authenticated endpoint GET /download. The file query parameter is concatenated into a filesystem path under the configured download directory without canonicalization or directory containment checks, allowing an authenticated attacker with network reachability to the Remote Access Server to request files outside the intended directory. The impact is bounded by the Android application sandbox and storage restrictions, typically limiting exposure to app-internal and app-specific external storage.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 2.3 LOW from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/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

EPSS: 0.002750000 probability, percentile 0.194170000 (date 2026-07-14)

Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-73 | CWE-22 CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | CWE-73 CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary2.3LOWCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS2.3LOWCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
3.1[email protected]Secondary4.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
3.1CNACVSS4.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/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

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA VideoLAN VLC For Android affected 3.7.0 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.videolan.org/vlc/download-android.html [email protected] www.videolan.org
github.com/videolan/vlc-android/releases/tag/3.7.0 [email protected] github.com
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vlc-for-android-remote-access-path-traversal [email protected] www.vulncheck.com
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Stanislav Fort, Aisle Research, www.aisle.com (en)

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