GHSA-HGQW-6M45-HW5F Streamlink has an arbitrary local file read via file:// URI in HLS and DASH

Summary 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...

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10733-1 streamlink-8.4.0-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the streamlink-8.4.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed...

PT-2026-39326

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions streamlink versions prior to 8.4.0 Description Streamlink's HLS and DASH parsers fail to validate the URI scheme of segment entries and other resources. A remote attacker can host a malicious .m3u8 HLS playlist or .mpd DASH manifest that lists...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-44353

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - 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 valida...