CVE-2026-73090
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
PeerTube is an ActivityPub-federated video streaming platform. Prior to 8.2.2, processUpdateActivity and processUpdateVideo accept an ActivityPub Update containing a Video object without verifying that byActor.url is authorized for the host in videoObject.id, allowing a malicious federated server to rewrite another server's video metadata, visibility, media file, and HLS URLs. This issue is fixed in version 8.2.2.
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.3
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-11 18:18:26.210000
Last modified
2026-10-24 15:10:00.190000
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"id": "CVE-2026-73090",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-08-11T18:18:26.210",
"lastModified": "2026-10-24T15:10:00.190",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
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"lang": "en",
"value": "PeerTube is an ActivityPub-federated video streaming platform. Prior to 8.2.2, processUpdateActivity and processUpdateVideo accept an ActivityPub Update containing a Video object without verifying that byActor.url is authorized for the host in videoObject.id, allowing a malicious federated server to rewrite another server's video metadata, visibility, media file, and HLS URLs. This issue is fixed in version 8.2.2."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "PeerTube es una plataforma de transmisión de video federada con ActivityPub. Antes de la versión 8.2.2, processUpdateActivity y processUpdateVideo aceptan una actualización de ActivityPub que contiene un objeto Video sin verificar que byActor.url esté autorizado para el host en videoObject.id, lo que permite a un servidor federado malicioso reescribir los metadatos de video, la visibilidad, el archivo multimedia y las URL HLS de otro servidor. Este problema está solucionado en la versión 8.2.2."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "Chocobozzz",
"product": "PeerTube",
"versions": [
{
"version": "< 8.2.2",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "3.1",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N",
"baseScore": 9.3,
"baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "CHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
"impactScore": 4.7
}
],
"ssvcV203": [
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"id": "CVE-2026-73090",
"options": [
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"exploitation": "none"
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{
"automatable": "yes"
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"technicalImpact": "partial"
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"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"version": "2.0.3"
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},
"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-863"
}
]
}
],
"references": [
{
"url": "https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/commit/63d487d2a4a2a0e36af8c0ccb888cd23725bf7f2",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/releases/tag/v8.2.2",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/security/advisories/GHSA-g9p4-f7h8-hc86",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}