{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-26228 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2026-26228 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2026-26228 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC for Android, published on 26 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-26228 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-26228 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in VideoLAN VLC for Android, published on 26 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-26228 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: VideoLAN VLC for Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-26228/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-26228/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-26228","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-26228/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-26228","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-jjjp-v7q5-4xgm"],"analysis":{"component_type":"mobile_application","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["data_read"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":true,"product_category":"VLC for Android","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"An authenticated attacker can read files outside the intended directory via path traversal in the Remote Access Server, requiring the feature to be enabled.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"path_traversal"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"VulnCheck","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":2.3,"severity":"low","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-73","name":"External Control of File Name or Path"},{"id":"CWE-22","name":"Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory"}],"description":"VideoLAN VLC for Android prior to version 3.7.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the Remote Access Server routing for the authenticated endpoint GET /download. The file query parameter is concatenated into a filesystem path under the configured download directory without canonicalization or directory containment checks, allowing an authenticated attacker with network reachability to the Remote Access Server to request files outside the intended directory. The impact is bounded by the Android application sandbox and storage restrictions, typically limiting exposure to app-internal and app-specific external storage.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":false,"headline":"VLC for Android \u003c 3.7.0 Remote Access Path Traversal","id":"CVE-2026-26228","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"path_traversal","year":"2026"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":3,"next":{"headline":"This CVE ID has been rejected or withdrawn by its CVE Numbering Authority.","id":"CVE-2026-26229"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"VLC for Android \u003c 3.7.0 Remote Access OTP Authentication Bypass","id":"CVE-2026-26227"},"products":["VLC for Android"],"published":"2026-02-26","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-10-13","vendors":["VideoLAN"]},"summary":"An authenticated attacker can read files outside the intended directory via path traversal in the Remote Access Server, requiring the feature to be enabled.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-26228/"}