mpv through 0.28.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, because it reads HTML documents containing VIDEO elements, and accepts arbitrary URLs in a src attribute without a protocol whitelist in player/lua/ytdl_hook.lua. For example, an av://lavfi:ladspa=file= URL signifies that the product should call dlopen on a shared object file located at an arbitrary local pathname. The issue exists because the product does not consider that youtube-dl can provide a potentially unsafe URL.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade mpv | Aug 22, 2024 | Jan 28, 2018 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Jan 28, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade mpv | Feb 8, 2018 | Jan 27, 2018 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade mpv | Feb 10, 2018 | Feb 9, 2018 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade media-video/mpv. | May 15, 2018 | Jan 27, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libmpv1-debuginfoUpgrade mpv-debuginfoUpgrade mpv-zsh-completionUpgrade mpv-develUpgrade mpvUpgrade libmpv1Upgrade mpv-bash-completion | Feb 20, 2018 | Jan 27, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade mpv | Nov 19, 2024 | Jan 28, 2018 |
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