PT-2026-22155 · Videolan · Vlc For Android

Stanislav Fort · Published 2026-02-26 · Updated 2026-02-26 · CVE-2026-26228

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VideoLAN VLC for Android versions prior to 3.7.0

Description The software contains a path traversal issue in the Remote Access Server routing for the authenticated endpoint ''/download''. The file query parameter is combined into a filesystem path without proper validation, potentially allowing a network-based attacker to request files outside the intended directory. The impact is limited by Android’s security features, typically restricting access to app-internal and app-specific external storage.

Recommendations Update VideoLAN VLC for Android to version 3.7.0 or later.

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

CWE-73

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-26228

Affected Products

Vlc For Android

References · 8

• https://github.com/videolan/vlc-android/releases/tag/3.7.0 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26228 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26228 · Vendor Advisory
• https://videolan.org/vlc/download-android.html · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2027083056104833047 · Twitter Post
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/vlc-for-android-remote-access-path-traversal · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2027099251281666524 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/45858 · Telegram Post