mpv 0.29.0 before 0.42.0 contains a playlist injection vulnerability in the bundled ytdlhook script that allows remote attackers to add…
CVE-2026-123095
mpv 0.29.0 before 0.42.0 contains a playlist injection vulnerability in the bundled ytdlhook script that allows remote attackers to add unchecked entries by embedding newlines in playlist URLs. Attackers controlling a feed or page can bypass urlissafe() to open file:// or av:// inputs, reading local files or loading shared objects via ladspa for code execution.
Assessment
- CVSS
- 7.7 (v4.0)
- Severity
- High
- Known exploited
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Exploit availability
- Nothing found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or public PoC repositories
- Published
- 5 November 2026
- Last updated
- 5 November 2026
- Affected
- mpv-player · mpv
- Assigner
- VulnCheck
CVSS vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
At the source
References
- https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/pull/18762
- https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/commit/c3096515dcd26c14004f985538b5aa41db613856
- https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/blob/v0.41.0/player/lua/ytdl_hook.lua#L244-L251
- https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/blob/v0.41.0/player/lua/ytdl_hook.lua#L1115-L1137
- https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/releases/tag/v0.42.0
- https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/mpv-0.29.0-before-0.42.0-playlist-entry-injection-via-ytdl-hook-newlines
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123095
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