# CVE-2026-24139: MyTube Allows Unauthorized Database Export by Guest Users

> Guest users can bypass authorization checks to download the entire application database, exposing sensitive data in MyTube.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 26 Jan 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hhc3-8q8c-89q7

## What is CVE-2026-24139?

CVE-2026-24139 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in franklioxygen MyTube, published on 23 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

MyTube is a self-hosted downloader and player for several video websites. Versions 1.7.78 and below do not safeguard against authorization bypass, allowing guest users to download the complete application database. The application fails to properly validate user permissions on the database export endpoint, enabling low-privileged users to access sensitive data they should not have permission to view.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-24139?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Franklioxygen Mytube.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-24139?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-24139 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-24139 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-24139 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in franklioxygen MyTube

- [CVE-2026-23837](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23837/): MyTube has an Authorization Bypass vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-33890](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33890/): MyTube has an Unauthenticated Admin Privilege Escalation via Passkey Registration (high 8.9)
- [CVE-2026-33935](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33935/): MyTube has Unauthenticated Account Lockout via Shared Login Attempt State (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2026-33735](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33735/): MyTube has an Improper Access Control that Allows Complete Application Takeover (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2026-23848](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-23848/): MyTube has Rate Limiting Bypass via X-Forwarded-For Header Spoofing (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-24139 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-24139 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in franklioxygen MyTube, published on 23 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-24139 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: franklioxygen MyTube. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24139/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24139/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24139
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24139
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-24139

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24139/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.