CVE-2026-73090

PeerTube: Cross-origin remote video takeover via Update activity

Published Aug 11, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.3 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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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.
Title PeerTube: Cross-origin remote video takeover via Update activity
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 13, 2026, 2:06 PM
Reserved
Aug 10, 2026, 7:37 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 11, 2026, 6:18 PM
Modified
Oct 24, 2026, 3:10 PM