CVE-2026-26227

VideoLAN VLC for Android prior to version 3.7.0 contains 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.

CVSS 4.0

6.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

3.7CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 25% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-307

Published

2026-02-26

Modified

2026-10-13

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

• 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

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