CVE-2023-46814

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

CVE-2023-46814 is fixed in VLC media player on 1 platform by VLC media player 3.0.19 (version 3.0.19), released October 7, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.8
No vendor severity
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0029
22nd percentile

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.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Windows apps
VLC media player 3.0.19 VLC media player 3.0.19 Oct 7, 2023

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