CVE-2026-86186 json
AVideo API Rate Limit Bypass via Bot User-Agent Header
published 2mo ago modified 2mo ago also EUVD-2026-72007 , GHSA-qmmw-hmm4-xxp7
Unreviewed: the maintainers' own advisory
Published by the maintainers on their GitHub repository WWBN/AVideo. GitHub has not reviewed it into the GitHub Advisory Database, so the affected packages and versions are the maintainers' word. Read the full advisory on GitHub.
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
AVideo API fails to enforce rate limits when clients send a bot User-Agent header, allowing attackers to bypass all eight protected operations including login brute-force protection. Attackers can send requests with a bot User-Agent to disable rate limiting and perform unlimited password guessing attempts against any account from a single IP address.
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-qmmw-hmm4-xxp7 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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 |
Affected products
- WWBN AVideo
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
References
-
github.com
/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-qmmw-hmm4-xxp7
vendor-advisory, exploit, advisory
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/avideo-api-rate-limit-bypass-via-bot-user-agent-header
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-86186
- NVD CVE-2026-86186
- Maintainer advisory GHSA-qmmw-hmm4-xxp7
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The maintainers of WWBN/AVideo published their own advisory on GitHub. Reviewed sources take precedence over it.