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CVE-2026-18072: Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick … (WordPress plugin) · Embedded Malicious Code

Affects Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick … (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · public detection template (Nuclei) · CVSS 9.8 Critical.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 17:11 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 87% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 29 Jul 2026

  2. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  3. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  4. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
nico23Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick …Affected
  • =10.8.7
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Monitor official vendor channels for updates. Given the nature of the vulnerability as a hardcoded backdoor, replacing the plugin with a clean, verified version or alternative is recommended once available.

Description

The Advanced Responsive Video Embedder plugin for WordPress version 10.8.7 contains a critical authentication bypass vulnerability due to a hardcoded backdoor token. This backdoor allows unauthenticated attackers to gain administrator privileges by supplying a known token that matches a hardcoded SHA-256 hash in the plugin source. The vulnerability arises because the authentication bypass occurs before any normal authentication checks, with no nonce or capability verification. This flaw was likely introduced maliciously by an attacker with commit access to the plugin's codebase.

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