Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-27422 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-27422 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-27422?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 23 July 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- bPlugins YT Player <= 2.0.9.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-27422?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-27422 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-27422?
- Check whether you run bPlugins YT Player at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The YT Player plugin for WordPress (versions <= 2.0.9) suffers from a missing authorization check (CWE-862), classified as broken access control. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute functions or actions that should require higher privileges. The flaw likely stems from a lack of proper capability checks or nonce validation on specific plugin endpoints. An attacker can exploit this over the network without any user interaction. As of the advisory date, no official patch has been released.
Affected products
- bPlugins YT Player <= 2.0.9
Timeline
- 2025-10-24: disclosed: Vulnerability reported by Que Thanh Tuan
- 2026-07-23: advisory: CVE published and NVD record created