# CVE-2026-59704: Cap - Missing Access Control in Video AI Metadata Endpoint

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-07-07 · Updated: 2026-10-08

## Affected

- Cap: through 8d48642

## Description

Cap's GET /api/video/ai endpoint fails to validate user ownership or membership before returning private video AI metadata including titles, summaries, and chapters. Authenticated attackers can supply arbitrary video IDs to read sensitive AI-generated content and trigger unauthorized AI generation that consumes the video owner's credits without consent.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/CapSoftware/Cap/issues/1981
- https://github.com/CapSoftware/Cap
- https://github.com/CapSoftware/Cap/commit/8d48642b6e7938af238386383ef1c273be4110dd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cap-missing-access-control-in-video-ai-metadata-endpoint
- https://github.com/CapSoftware/Cap/pull/1926

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