Improper input validation in Kaltura HTML5 Video Player, html5lib library
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-73 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The Kaltura HTML5 player (mwEmbed / html5lib) contains a local file disclosure vulnerability due to improper validation of the ServiceUrl parameter in mwEmbedLoader.php. This parameter is used as the base URL for a backend request and accepts non‑HTTP schemes such as file://. When an exception or error occurs, the response is subsequently deserialized and its raw contents are reflected to the client in an error message; this enables an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read any arbitrary internal file reachable by the server. Affected versions include html5lib v2.45, v2.103 and earlier, and other v2.x releases exposing the vulnerable endpoint.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2026:69539 Released 2026-09-21 · Red Hat rating ImportantRHOAI 3.5.1 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-cli-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-mlserver-cuda-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-mlserver-rhel9 +28
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:69539 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-19913
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7hc5-vghm-cr8h
References
More Kaltura vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-10304 The getUserzoneCookie function in Kaltura before 13.2.0 uses a hardcoded cookie secret to… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-09164 Kaltura < 11.1.0-2 PHP Object Injection RCE CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-16143 Improper input validation in Kaltura HTML5 Video Player, html5 library CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-10302 The wiki_decode Developer System Helper function in the admin panel in Kaltura before… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2017-10303 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Kaltura before 13.2.0 allow remote… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2017-04199 An issue was discovered in Kaltura server Lynx-12.11.0. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-19913 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-19913 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7hc5-vghm-cr8h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-19913 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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