Is CVE-2026-73324 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-73324 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-73324?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 9 September 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.0 through 3.0.23.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-73324?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2026-73324 attacked?

It is attacked over the network.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-73324?

Check whether you run VideoLAN VLC media player at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-73324: VLC media player memory-safety vulnerability in network source handling

CVE-2026-73324 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.3 · Published 2026-09-09

VLC media player, a widely-used application for playing audio and video files, contains a memory safety flaw that can be triggered when processing media from an attacker-controlled network source. An attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into opening a malicious media link, potentially disclosing sensitive data from the player's memory. The impact is limited by the specific build configuration and layout of memory at the time of exploitation.

Technologies: VideoLAN VLC media player. Vendors: VideoLAN.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-73324 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-73324 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-73324?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 9 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.0 through 3.0.23.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-73324?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-73324 attacked?: It is attacked over the network.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-73324?: Check whether you run VideoLAN VLC media player at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

This vulnerability is a memory-safety defect in VLC versions 3.0.0 through 3.0.23, reachable during the processing of media streams from remote network sources. The vulnerability requires user interaction (opening/playing attacker-supplied media) and is dependent on specific build configurations. Successful exploitation may result in the disclosure of a limited, layout-dependent amount of process memory from the VLC application. The attack vector is network-based, and no patch status is explicitly stated in the advisory, though the version range constraint suggests newer versions may be unaffected.

Affected products

VideoLAN VLC media player 3.0.0 through 3.0.23

Timeline

2026-09-09: disclosed

References

https://github.com/videolan/vlc

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