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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-102875

VLC media player before 3.0.24 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the skins2 ThemeLoader that fails to validate member names in .vlt skin archives.

Published Sep 29, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 29, 2026 · VLC media player before

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-102875. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of VLC media player before is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (VLC media player before).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.17%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
Debian:12 vlc · Debian:13 vlc · Debian:14 vlc

VLC media player before 3.0.24 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the skins2 ThemeLoader that fails to validate member names in .vlt skin archives. Attackers can craft malicious skin files with path traversal sequences to write arbitrary files with VLC user privileges, enabling code execution through Lua script injection.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • Debian:12 vlc0 → 3.0.24-0+deb12u1
  • Debian:13 vlc0 → 3.0.24-0+deb13u1
  • Debian:14 vlc0 → 3.0.24-1

How to fix CVE-2026-102875

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2026-102875 lists a fix boundary at 3.0.24-0+deb12u1. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Fixed in 3.0.24-0+deb12u1 · 2 other ranges on the advisory

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-102875. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of VLC media player before is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 0 → 3.0.24-0+deb12u1, 0 → 3.0.24-0+deb13u1, 0 → 3.0.24-1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.17%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Debian security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 29, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB

    Detected

    VLC media player before 3.0.24 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the skins2 ThemeLoader that fails to validate member names in .vlt skin archives. Attackers can craft malicious skin files with path traversal sequences to write arbitrary files with VLC user privileges, enabling code execution through Lua script injection.

  2. Oct 29, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB

    Fix available

    vlc fixed in 3.0.24-0+deb12u1; vlc fixed in 3.0.24-0+deb13u1; vlc fixed in 3.0.24-1

  3. Oct 29, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB

    Fix available

    vlc fixed in 3.0.24-0+deb12u1

  4. Oct 29, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB

    Fix available

    vlc fixed in 3.0.24-0+deb13u1

  5. Oct 29, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB

    Fix available

    vlc fixed in 3.0.24-1

  6. Oct 29, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB

    Updated

    VLC media player before 3.0.24 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the skins2 ThemeLoader that fails to validate member names in .vlt skin archives. Attackers can craft malicious skin files with path traversal sequences to write arbitrary files with VLC user privileges, enabling code execution through Lua script injection.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-102875

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • Trivy Vulnerability DBPackage advisoryDEBIAN-CVE-2026-102875

    VLC media player before 3.0.24 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the skins2 ThemeLoader that fails to validate member names in .vlt skin archives. Attackers can craft malicious skin files with path traversal sequences to write arbitrary files with VLC user privileges, en

    osv.dev

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgOct 29, 2026
  • Trivy Vulnerability DBOct 29, 2026