MKVToolNix
MKVToolNix
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App Version: v25.12.1
(Changelog)
Keywords: media, video
Train: Community
Home Page: https://mkvtoolnix.download/docs.html
Keywords: media, video
Train: Community
Home Page: https://mkvtoolnix.download/docs.html
MKVToolNix Details
Added: 2025-12-11
Last Updated: 2025-12-11
Added: 2025-12-11
Last Updated: 2025-12-11
MKVToolNix is a set of tools to create, alter and inspect Matroska files.
Run as Context- MKVToolNix runs as root user
Group: 0 / root
User: 0 / root
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Security Capabilities
- MKVToolNix is able to change file ownership arbitrarily
- MKVToolNix is able to bypass file permission checks
- MKVToolNix is able to bypass permission checks for file operations
- MKVToolNix is able to send signals to any process
- MKVToolNix is able to bind to privileged ports (< 1024)
- MKVToolNix is able to change group ID of processes
- MKVToolNix is able to change user ID of processes
App Metadata (Raw File)
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