CVE-2026-57167
PeerTube: Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)
PeerTube is an ActivityPub-federated video streaming platform. Prior to 8.2.2, server-side-rendered video watch pages embed a schema.org JSON-LD block by JSON.stringify-ing video metadata without escaping less-than, greater-than, or slash characters, allowing a value containing the byte sequence that closes a script element to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript that executes in the instance origin for visitors to the attacker's videos. This issue is fixed in version 8.2.2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
PeerTube: Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)
PeerTube is an ActivityPub-federated video streaming platform. Prior to 8.2.2, server-side-rendered video watch pages embed a schema.org JSON-LD block by JSON.stringify-ing video metadata without escaping less-than, greater-than, or slash characters, allowing a value containing the byte sequence that closes a script element to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript that executes in the instance origin for visitors to the attacker's videos. This issue is fixed in version 8.2.2.
- Record
CVE-2026-57167- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-80
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-42952
PeerTube is an ActivityPub-federated video streaming platform. Prior to 8.2.2, server-side-rendered video watch pages embed a schema.org JSON-LD block by JSON.stringify-ing video metadata without escaping less-than, greater-than, or slash characters, allowing a value containing the byte sequence that closes a script element to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript that executes in the instance origin for visitors to the attacker's videos. This issue is fixed in version 8.2.2.
- Record
EUVD-2026-42952- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
PeerTube is an ActivityPub-federated video streaming platform. Prior to 8.2.2, server-side-rendered video watch pages embed a schema.org JSON-LD block by JSON.stringify-ing video metadata without escaping less-than, greater-than, or slash characters, allowing a value containing the byte sequence that closes a script element to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript that executes in the instance origin for visitors to the attacker's videos. This issue is fixed in version 8.2.2.
- Record
CVE-2026-57167- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/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 - Weakness
- CWE-80
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
PeerTube: Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)
PeerTube is an ActivityPub-federated video streaming platform. Prior to 8.2.2, server-side-rendered video watch pages embed a schema.org JSON-LD block by JSON.stringify-ing video metadata without escaping less-than, greater-than, or slash characters, allowing a value containing the byte sequence that closes a script element to inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript that executes in the instance origin for visitors to the attacker's videos. This issue is fixed in version 8.2.2.
- Record
CVE-2026-57167- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-80
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-57167 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Chocobozzz Peertube, published July 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/security/advisories/GHSA-jxwq-h9xv-hr28
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57167