CVE-2026-19986
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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References
- https://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
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-19986
- https://vuldb.com/submit/873935
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/391190
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/391190/cti
CWEs
CWE-266 CWE-285
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.