# CVE-2026-88874: AVideo through c3edcc274c389816d434acadac07ee78eaf330c1 Authentication Bypass

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-10 · Updated: 2026-09-10

## Affected

- WWBN AVideo: version range not reported

## Description

AVideo through revision c3edcc274c389816d434acadac07ee78eaf330c1 (master, 2026-08-23) does not enforce the Live stream password check on the stats endpoint or on the HLS origin. Live::_getStats() (plugin/Live/Live.php) returns a password-protected transmission's RTMP stream key, its isPasswordProtected flag, and its HLS (m3u8) URL to unauthenticated callers, in both the public applications list and the hidden_applications branch used when canSeeLiveFromLiveKey() fails. Separately, the shipped NGINX configuration (deploy/nginx/nginx.conf) serves the .m3u8 playlist, the AES-128 key, and the transport-stream segments from the /live location without any auth_request (the auth_key_check directive in the .key location is commented out). A remote, unauthenticated attacker can therefore retrieve the stream key and decryption key and watch a password-protected live transmission without supplying the configured password. No patched version was available at the time of the advisory.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on WWBN AVideo, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-7h6j-2gh9-h9rw
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/avideo-through-c3edcc274c389816d434acadac07ee78eaf330c1-authentication-bypass

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