CVE-2026-44353
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CVE-2026-44353 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Streamlink is a CLI utility which pipes video streams from various services into a video player. Prior to 8.4.0, Streamlink's HLS and DASH parsers do not validate the URI scheme of segment entries and other resources. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Streamlink is a CLI utility which pipes video streams from various services into a video player. Prior to 8.4.0, Streamlink's HLS and DASH parsers do not validate the URI scheme of segment entries and other resources. A remote .m3u8 HLS playlist or .mpd DASH manifest can list file:///path/to/file as a segment, and streamlink will read that local file and write its contents to the output stream. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.4.0.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Streamlink | Streamlink | < 8.4.0 |
References
- https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/security/advisories/GHSA-hgqw-6m45-hw5fExploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/security/advisories/GHSA-hgqw-6m45-hw5fExploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Analyzed
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