Private playlist disclosure via unchecked RSS route
Published Jun 29, 2026 · Updated Jun 29, 2026
Missing authorization in Invidious before 2.20260626.0 allows remote attackers to read private playlists through the RSS feed endpoint. The rss_playlist handler in src/invidious/routes/feeds.cr fetches an Invidious-native playlist and serializes its title, owner email address, and videos into Atom XML without checking its privacy setting or matching the requester to the owner. Exploitation requires a known playlist ID but no authentication; cryptographically random IDs prevent practical guessing, limiting exposure to IDs obtained through prior sharing, logs, history, or leakage.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in Invidious before 2.20260626.0 allows remote attackers to read private playlists through the RSS feed endpoint. The rss_playlist handler in src/invidious/routes/feeds.cr fetches an Invidious-native playlist and serializes its title, owner email address, and videos into Atom XML without checking its privacy setting or matching the requester to the owner. Exploitation requires a known playlist ID but no authentication; cryptographically random IDs prevent practical guessing, limiting exposure to IDs obtained through prior sharing, logs, history, or leakage.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-57946
- Published
- Jun 29, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 29, 2026
- Vendor
- Invidious
- Product
- Invidious
- Classifications
- CWE-862
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 29, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 29, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <2.20260626.0
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Public exploit references
- Unauthenticated RSS playlist retrieval proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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