CVE-2026-102875 VLC media player - Path Traversal & Remote Code Execution

VLC media player < 3.0.24 contains a path traversal vulnerability caused by improper validation of member names in .vlt skin archives in skins2 ThemeLoader, letting attackers write arbitrary files and execute code via Lua script injection, exploit requires crafted malicious skin files.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.17% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Path Traversal
Impact
File System Write, Remote Code Execution
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
29 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-22

Vendor fix

Update to version 3.0.24 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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