VLC für Android: Mehrere Schwachstellen
WID-SEC-2026-0549 · first 27.02.2026 · updated 27.02.2026 · CVSS 5,4
What it is about
VLC Media Player ist ein Programm zur Wiedergabe von Multimedia-Dateien und Netzwerkstreams. Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in VLC für Android ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, und um Informationen offenzulegen.
Under what conditions?
The BSI does not name any particular preconditions. Exploitable remotely according to the BSI.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen
- Informationen offenzulegen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- Open Source VLC <3.7.0
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Update to at least:
- Open Source VLC 3.7.0
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- GitHuib Security Advisory GHSA-R78H-RV66-C9HF vom 2026-02-26 github.com
- GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-JJJP-V7Q5-4XGM vom 2026-02-26 github.com
- Videolan VLC vom 2026-02-26 www.videolan.org
CVE: CVE-2026-26227, CVE-2026-26228
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.