---
id: "CVE-2026-115724"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-115724"]
title: "VLC for Android: crafted intent overwrites files in Download folder"
severity: "low"
cvss: 2.9
epss: 0.00115
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["android", "package", "vlc"]
not_affected_if: ["no-all-files-access", "vlc-3.7.2-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-23T12:18:13+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:32+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T12:38:51+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115724", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:32+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-115724", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-25T12:38:51+00:00"}]
---

# VLC for Android: crafted intent overwrites files in Download folder

VLC for Android before 3.7.2 trusts content URIs claiming the K-9 Mail or Gmail attachment authorities, so a co-installed app with no permissions can send VLC a crafted intent. That lets the attacker write chosen content under a chosen name in the shared Download directory, overwriting other apps' files.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed VLC for Android version in Settings > Apps > VLC; affected if below `3.7.2`
- Review which apps hold All files access on the device, since the overwrite needs VLC to have that permission

## Fix

- Update VLC for Android to `3.7.2` or later
- Revoke All files access from VLC if it is not needed

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:32+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115724
- 2026-10-25T12:38:51+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-115724

## From the sources

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.

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