GHSA-r78h-rv66-c9hfMediumCVSS 3.7
VideoLAN VLC for Android prior to version 3.7.0 contain an authentication bypass in the Remote...
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
VideoLAN VLC for Android prior to version 3.7.0 contain an authentication bypass in the Remote Access Server feature due to missing or insufficient rate limiting on one-time password (OTP) verification. The Remote Access Server uses a 4-digit OTP and does not enforce effective throttling or lockout within the OTP validity window, allowing an attacker with network reachability to the server to repeatedly attempt OTP verification until a valid user_session cookie is issued. Successful exploitation results in unauthorized access to the Remote Access interface, limited to media files explicitly shared by the VLC for Android user.
🔗 References (6)
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26227
- https://https://github.com/videolan/vlc-android/releases/tag/3.7.0
- https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-android.html
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vlc-for-android-remote-access-otp-authentication-bypass
- https://github.com/videolan/vlc-android/releases/tag/3.7.0
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r78h-rv66-c9hf