# CVE-2026-89252: AVideo Missing Authorization in addLiveLink.php LiveLink Update

> Authenticated users can modify other users' LiveLinks due to missing ownership checks, allowing redirection of viewers to attacker-controlled media.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/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:** 11 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 15 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m2c6-f5ww-j26v, GHSA-pr7w-97g9-f8rw

## What is CVE-2026-89252?

CVE-2026-89252 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in WWBN AVideo, published on 11 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

AVideo through commit c3edcc274c389816d434acadac07ee78eaf330c1 fails to verify ownership in addLiveLink.php when updating LiveLinks, allowing authenticated users to modify other users' links. A canStream user can overwrite another user's LiveLink HLS source and metadata by supplying an existing linkId, redirecting viewers to attacker-controlled media.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-89252?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-89252?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-89252 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-89252 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-89252 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-89252 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-89252 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in WWBN AVideo, published on 11 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-89252 exists.

Affected product: WWBN AVideo. 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-2026-89252/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-89252/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89252
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89252
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-89252

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-89252/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.