Description
A weakness has been identified in Adblock for Youtube Extension up to 7.2.1 on Chrome. The impacted element is the function updateDynamicRules of the file contentscript.js of the component Event Listener. This manipulation of the argument yt-anti-adblock-detected causes improper authorization. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Published: 2026-08-17
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A weakness has been identified in Adblock for Youtube Extension up to 7.2.1 on Chrome. The impacted element is the function updateDynamicRules of the file contentscript.js of the component Event Listener. This manipulation of the argument yt-anti-adblock-detected causes improper authorization. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Title Adblock for Youtube Extension Event Listener contentscript.js updateDynamicRules improper authorization
First Time appeared Adblock For Youtube Extension
Adblock For Youtube Extension adblock For Youtube Extension
Weaknesses CWE-266
CWE-285
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:adblock_for_youtube_extension:adblock_for_youtube_extension:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Adblock For Youtube Extension
Adblock For Youtube Extension adblock For Youtube Extension
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, '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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-17T05:00:11.528Z

Reserved: 2026-08-16T14:32:39.184Z

Link: CVE-2026-19986

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-17T05:17:10.293

Modified: 2026-08-17T05:17:10.293

Link: CVE-2026-19986

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-266

    Incorrect Privilege Assignment

  • CWE-285

    Improper Authorization