# CVE-2026-102875: VLC media player before 3.0.24 Path Traversal via skins2

- Severity: CVSS 8.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.0.24
- Published: 2026-09-29 · Updated: 2026-09-30

## Affected

- videolan vlc: fixed in 3.0.24

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on videolan vlc, upgrade to a fixed version (3.0.24) per the references below.
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## References

- https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/commit/59934edbd03c6c1147d75d6c91e96633b710ec31
- https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/commit/8d43e99c2c01d9aab3ecad00e7a102806262b06b
- https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/blob/3.0.23/modules/gui/skins2/src/theme_loader.cpp
- https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vlc-media-player-before-3.0.24-path-traversal-via-skins2

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