EIP-2026-116073

PRE-CVE

Play [EX] 2.1 - '.M3U'/'.PLS'/'.LST' Playlist File Denial of Service

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-116073. PoCs published by Death-Shadow-Dark.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit generates a large M3U playlist file to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) in Play [EX] 2.1 by overwhelming the application with an excessively long string. The PoC is straightforward and leverages a buffer overflow-like condition to crash the target software.

Description

Play [EX] 2.1 - '.M3U'/'.PLS'/'.LST' Playlist File Denial of Service

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Death-Shadow-Dark · perldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18719

This exploit generates a large M3U playlist file to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) in Play [EX] 2.1 by overwhelming the application with an excessively long string. The PoC is straightforward and leverages a buffer overflow-like condition to crash the target software.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Play [EX] 2.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target software installed · Ability to deliver the malicious M3U file to the victim
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026