A vulnerability was determined in alexta69 MeTube up to 2026.06.10. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /download/.metube/cookies.txt of the component Cookie File Handler. This manipulation causes files or directories accessible. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 2026.06.20 is sufficient to resolve this issue. Patch name: ce897ee00903bf7ded406f0d7852d95dd4164add. You should upgrade the affected component.
CVE-2026-78051
MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3Trending — 3 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence
This medium-severity CVE scores 5.3 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: secondary
5.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: —CVSS: 5.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.3
- EG Score
- 5.3(low)
- EG Risk
- 28(Track)EG Risk 28/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity53% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
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- EPSS %ILE
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- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 22, 2026
Last Modified
August 23, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Aug 22, 2026🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github.
generic
GitHub - alexta69/metube: Self-hosted video downloader for YouTube and other sites (web UI for yt-dlp) · GitHub
https://github.com/alexta69/metube/github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available
Unathorized Access to User Uploaded Cookies File · Advisory · alexta69/metube · GitHub
https://github.com/alexta69/metube/security/advisories/GHSA-hj5g-p3v4-3cw5Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-78051(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 4× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-08-23 00:29 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-23 00:29 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 5.5
- 2026-08-22 23:36 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-22 23:35 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
Frequently asked(4)
What is CVE-2026-78051?
CVE-2026-78051 is a medium vulnerability published on August 22, 2026. A vulnerability was determined in alexta69 MeTube up to 2026.06.10. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /download/.metube/cookies.txt of the component Cookie File Handler. This manipulation causes files or directories accessible. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit…
When was CVE-2026-78051 disclosed?
CVE-2026-78051 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 22, 2026, with the most recent update on August 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-78051?
CVE-2026-78051 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD). The EG score is currently aggregating — additional source signals are being incorporated as they become available..
How do I remediate CVE-2026-78051?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-78051, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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