01 Record
CVE-2026-19986
Adblock for Youtube Extension Event Listener contentscript.js updateDynamicRules improper authorization
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: VulDB
CNA base score5.3 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
02 Description
Adblock for Youtube Extension Event Listener contentscript.js updateDynamicRules improper authorization
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 35.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 2.1 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-20.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-08-17 05:00Z2 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-08-19 15:40Z2 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-08-16
- Assigning CNA
- VulDB
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- eb30eb8167469c575be68515d639da2208d5a57a6dba158b12d60776a3922f42
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- vuldb.comVDB-391190 | Adblock for Youtube Extension Event Listener contentscript.js updateDynamicRules improper authorizationhttps://vuldb.com/vuln/391190
- vuldb.comVDB-391190 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA)https://vuldb.com/vuln/391190/cti
- vuldb.comCVE-2026-19986 | CVE Analysis and Reporthttps://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-19986
- vuldb.comSubmit #873935 | AdBlock Ltd. Adblock for Youtube Chrome extension 7.2.1 Improper validation of event origin / authenticityhttps://vuldb.com/submit/873935
- github.comhttps://github.com/xryj920/chrome_extensions/blob/main/AdBlock%20Ltd.%20Adblock%20for%20Youtube%207.2.1%20allows%20persistent%20disabling%20of%20ad%20blocking%20through%20an%20unauthenticated%20DOM%20event