{"id":"CVE-2026-73324","title":"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","summary":"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 …","severity":"medium","cvss":4.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","cwe":["CWE-125","CWE-170"],"vendor":"VideoLAN","product":"VLC media player","affected":["vlc_media_player >= 3.0.0 <= 3.0.23"],"published":"2026-09-09","updated":"2026-09-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-14T14:17:08.940","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73324","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/videolan/vlc","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-14T13:16:56.333694Z"},"epss":0.00297,"epssPercentile":0.19863,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T15:23:07.419Z","slug":"CVE-2026-73324","body":"## Overview\n\nCertain 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":24,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":23.7,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}