CVE-2026-92586 AVideo through 29.0 Missing Authorization via comment API endpoint
Authenticated users can post comments on password-protected or group-restricted videos due to missing authorization checks in the comment API.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-92586?
CVE-2026-92586 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in WWBN AVideo, published on 16 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
AVideo through 29.0 (commit c3edcc274c389816d434acadac07ee78eaf330c1) fails to verify video access permissions in the set_api_comment function, allowing authenticated users to post comments on password-protected and group-restricted videos. Attackers can submit POST requests to the comment API endpoint with arbitrary video IDs to write comments on videos they cannot watch.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-92586?
How do I fix CVE-2026-92586?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-92586 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-92586 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-92586 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2vmx-78wc-x2hc, GHSA-fm4f-q895-8jhc.