Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-86721 · published 8 September 2026
CVE-2026-86721: Improper authentication vulnerability
AVideo through commit c3edcc274c contains an authorization bypass vulnerability where a session cookie named 'key' with value 'value' overrides the $_REQUEST['key'] parameter in saveLive.php and related endpoints. Attackers can publish to any user's RTMP stream without authentication by using the known constant stream key value to hijack live broadcasts.
Description
AVideo through commit c3edcc274c contains an authorization bypass vulnerability where a session cookie named 'key' with value 'value' overrides the $_REQUEST['key'] parameter in saveLive.php and related endpoints. Attackers can publish to any user's RTMP stream without authentication by using the known constant stream key value to hijack live broadcasts.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-86721), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.