CVE-2026-19986

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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 5.4 Medium

Status

Deferred - cna@vuldb.com

Published

2026-08-17

Last modified

2026-08-19

Weaknesses

CWE-266, CWE-285

Affected products

• Adblock For Youtube Extension (Adblock For Youtube Extension)

References

• https://github.com/xryj920/chrome_extensions/blob/main/AdBlock%20Ltd.%20Adblock%20for%20Youtube%207.2.1%20allows%20pers…
• https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-19986
• https://vuldb.com/submit/873935
• https://vuldb.com/vuln/391190
• https://vuldb.com/vuln/391190/cti