Invidious - Private Playlist Disclosure via Unauthenticated RSS Feed Endpoint
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Invidious before version 2.20260626.0 contains a broken access control vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to retrieve private playlist contents by accessing the RSS feed playlist endpoint without authentication. Attackers can supply a playlist ID to the feed endpoint to obtain the full playlist contents, owner email address, and associated video entries without any authentication.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- 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
- Fix · CNA Invidious (iv-org) Fixed in 2.20260626.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-57946
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vppr-73v3-3pc6
References
More iv-org vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-42057 Invidious - Cross-User Playlist Video Deletion via Missing Ownership Check CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-57946 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-57946 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vppr-73v3-3pc6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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