Authorization Flaw in LIVE555 (CVE-2026-41470)
Summary
Vulnerability in LIVE555 (CVE-2026-41470). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
LIVE555 before 2026.04.22 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in RTSP session command handling that allows attackers to replay valid Session tokens from unauthenticated connections. Attackers who obtain a valid Session token can issue PLAY and TEARDOWN commands from a second TCP connection without authentication, causing server crashes through virtual function call errors or disrupting active streams by terminating victim sessions.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-41470 has been found in LIVE555.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.9/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "LIVE555 CVE-2026-41470" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-41470 (LIVE555) — CWE-863 / CVSS v3 5.9
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Incorrect authorization (CWE-863) exists in LIVE555.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of LIVE555.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.9/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'LIVE555' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'LIVE555' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
LIVE555を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-41470 liblivemedia Fixed in: 2026.09.23-dfsg-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41470 liblivemedia
References
- web disclosure@vulncheck.com
- web disclosure@vulncheck.com
- web disclosure@vulncheck.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web download.live555.com
- web github.com