WWBN AVideo up to 29.0 EPG Plugin epg.json.php improper authentication

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in WWBN AVideo up to 29.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file plugin/PlayLists/epg.json.php of the component EPG Plugin. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-86728. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in WWBN AVideo up to 29.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file plugin/PlayLists/epg.json.php of the component EPG Plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

AVideo through 29.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in plugin/PlayLists/epg.json.php that exposes live-stream keys and private EPG schedules to unauthenticated users. Attackers can request the endpoint with sequential user or playlist IDs to retrieve sensitive credentials, server identifiers, and complete programme schedules without authentication.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-86728 since 09/08/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/08/2026).

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WWBN

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• AVideo

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• 29.0

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• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/

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