Clementine Music Player through 1.3.1 is vulnerable to a User Mode Write Access…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
Clementine Music Player through 1.3.1 is vulnerable to a User Mode Write Access Violation, affecting the MP3 file parsing functionality at clementine+0x3aa207. The vulnerability is triggered when the user opens a crafted MP3 file or loads a remote stream URL that is mishandled by Clementine. Attackers could exploit this issue to cause a crash (DoS) of the clementine.exe process or achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current logged-in Windows user.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:clementine-player:clementine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.3.1 | Vulnerable | Clementine-player |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:clementine-player:clementine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·Clementine-player
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-40826
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-88vg-xw8v-x5c5
References
More Clementine-player Clementine vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-34177 An issue in Clementine v.1.3.1 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DLL file. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2021-17752 Clementine Music Player through 1.3.1 (when a GLib 2.0.0 DLL is used) is vulnerable to a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-10275 An issue was discovered in Clementine Music Player 1.3.1. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-40826 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-40826 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-88vg-xw8v-x5c5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-40826 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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