CVE-2023-46814

A binary hijacking vulnerability exists within the VideoLAN VLC media player before 3.0.19 on Windows

published November 22, 2023

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
19.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A binary hijacking vulnerability exists within the VideoLAN VLC media player before 3.0.19 on Windows. The uninstaller attempts to execute code with elevated privileges out of a standard user writable location. Standard users may use this to gain arbitrary code execution as SYSTEM.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00281 · 19.5th percentile
Published
2023-11-22T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 NOV 00:00Z
    A binary hijacking vulnerability exists within the VideoLAN VLC media player before 3.0.19 on Windows
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