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CVE-2026-26227

VLC for Android < 3.7.0 Remote Access OTP Authentication Bypass

Published: Feb 26, 2026Updated: Feb 27, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-307
NVD MITRE
3.7CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 78.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

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 Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-307

Affected Products

VLC for AndroidVideoLAN
On-prem
Consumer Software / media-player
videolanoss-projectFRConsumer Softwareaka vlc

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Credential Access
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References

https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-android.html
videolan.org
https://https://github.com/videolan/vlc-android/releases/tag/3.7.0
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https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vlc-for-android-remote-access-otp-authentication-bypass
vulncheck.com

Timeline

Published
Feb 26, 2026
Last Updated
Feb 27, 2026

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