CVE-2026-123095: mpv-player mpv

mpv 0.29.0 before 0.42.0 Playlist Entry Injection via ytdl_hook Newlines

CVSS 7.7 High

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: VulnCheck) at 5 Nov 2026, 15:11 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

Affected products, as the CNA wrote them
Vendor	Product	Versions
mpv-player	mpv pkg:github/mpv-player/mpv	affected 0.29.0 to before 0.42.0 semver Other versions: unaffected

Identifiers

CVE-2026-123095

CNA

VulnCheck

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-93

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

Score	Rating	CVSS	Vector	Source
7.7	High	4.0	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N	CNA (VulnCheck)Used for this record
7.5	High	3.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	CNA (VulnCheck)

CISA KEV Not listed.
EPSS No score.

Timeline

5 Nov 2026, 15:11 UTC Confirmed by the CVE List
5 Nov 2026, 15:24 UTC First seen by agentprime
5 Nov 2026, 16:17 UTC Confirmed by NVD

Sources

References from the CNA

github.com/mpv-player/mpv/pull/18762 issue-trackingpatch
github.com/mpv-player/mpv/commit/c3096515dcd26c14004f985538b5aa41db613856 patch
github.com/mpv-player/mpv/blob/v0.41.0/player/lua/ytdl_hook.lua#L244-L251 technical-description
github.com/mpv-player/mpv/blob/v0.41.0/player/lua/ytdl_hook.lua#L1115-L1137 technical-description
github.com/mpv-player/mpv/releases/tag/v0.42.0 release-notes
github.com/mpv-player/mpv product
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/mpv-0.29.0-before-0.42.0-playlist-entry-injection-via-ytdl-hook-newlines third-party-advisory

Facts on this page come from the CVE List as the CNA published them, with CVSS from the sources named above, CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. Vendors, products and versions are shown as the CNA wrote them. We don’t reproduce the CVE’s description.