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CVE-2026-19912

9.8
Critical
EPSS 0.59%Sep 2, 2026

Unauthenticated RCE in Kaltura HTML5 player via unsafe deserialization and path write

common questions

Is CVE-2026-19912 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-19912 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.59% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-19912?

CVE-2026-19912 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-19912?

Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-19912, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.

What does CVE-2026-19912 affect?

CVE-2026-19912 affects Kaltura HTML5 player (mwEmbed / html5lib) v2.x (<= v2.103, v2.45 and earlier). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-19912?

Apply vendor patch ASAP; block mwEmbedLoader.php; remove web write perms; scan for web shells

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Kaltura HTML5 player (mwEmbed / html5lib) v2.x (<= v2.103, v2.45 and earlier)
impact

Unauthenticated remote code execution: attacker supplies ServiceUrl to trigger unserialize and write arbitrary web files via uiconf_id, executing code as webserver user.

action required

Immediate action required

affected versions
Kaltura Kaltura HTML5 Video Player, html5 library
  • affected<= v2.103
  • affected2.45

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

how to fix
Remediation steps are tailored for users whose stack is affected. Add this technology to your stack to see the fix checklist.
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