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CVE-2023-46814
A binary hijacking vulnerability exists within the VideoLAN VLC media player before 3.0.19 on Windows.
Impact
A binary hijacking vulnerability exists within the VideoLAN VLC media player before 3.0.19 on Windows. The uninstaller attempts to execute code with elevated privileges out of a standard user writable location. Standard users may use this to gain arbitrary code execution as SYSTEM.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Videolan | Vlc Media Player | before 3.0.19 |