CVE-2026-82809 (GCVE-0-2026-82809)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-31 16:30 – Updated: 2026-08-31 17:54
VLAI
Title
vidIQ Vision for YouTube Extension postMessage window.addEventListener information disclosure
Summary
A security flaw has been discovered in vidIQ Vision for YouTube Extension 3.199.0 on Chrome. The affected element is the function window.addEventListener of the component postMessage Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument vidiqEvent results in information disclosure. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor explains: "At this time, vidIQ does not accept security vulnerability submissions, and we do not have a bug bounty program in place."
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-31 17:47 UTC
CWE
References
URL Tags
https://vuldb.com/vuln/397228 vdb-entrytechnical-description
https://vuldb.com/vuln/397228/cti signaturepermissions-required
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-82809 third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/submit/875245 third-party-advisory
https://github.com/xryj920/chrome_extensions/blob… exploitmedia-coverage
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
vidIQ Vision for YouTube Extension Affected: 3.199.0
    cpe:2.3:a:vidiq:vision_for_youtube_extension:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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