CVE-2026-115724

Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.

Description

VLC for Android before 3.7.2 contains a confused-deputy file overwrite vulnerability in FileUtils.getUri() that trusts content URIs based only on the com.fsck.k9.attachmentprovider or gmail-ls authority. A co-installed app without permissions can declare these authorities and send a crafted VIEW intent to the exported StartActivity, making VLC write attacker-chosen content under an attacker-chosen name in the shared Download directory, overwriting other apps' files when VLC holds All files access.

Severity

LOW

CVSS score

2.1 (v4.0)

Vulnerability status

Awaiting Analysis

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-10-23 12:18:13.130000

Last modified

2026-10-23 19:45:03.547000

View original CVE JSON

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  "id": "CVE-2026-115724",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-23T12:18:13.130",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-23T19:45:03.547",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "VLC for Android before 3.7.2 contains a confused-deputy file overwrite vulnerability in FileUtils.getUri() that trusts content URIs based only on the com.fsck.k9.attachmentprovider or gmail-ls authority. A co-installed app without permissions can declare these authorities and send a crafted VIEW intent to the exported StartActivity, making VLC write attacker-chosen content under an attacker-chosen name in the shared Download directory, overwriting other apps' files when VLC holds All files access."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "VideoLAN",
          "product": "VLC for Android",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "repo": "https://github.com/videolan/vlc-android",
          "packageURL": "pkg:github/videolan/vlc-android",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "3.7.2",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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        "type": "Secondary",
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          "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
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      "source": "[email protected]",
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/videolan/vlc-android/blob/3.7.1/application/vlc-android/src/org/videolan/vlc/util/FileUtils.kt#L397-L428",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/videolan/vlc-android/commit/d289a54689d82eb788ec547ff5fb08f847ae62e6",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/videolan/vlc-android/releases/tag/3.7.2",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vlc-for-android-before-3.7.2-file-overwrite-via-spoofed-mail-attachment-provider",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}