CVE-2026-52872 — Streambert is a cross-platform Electron Desktop App to stream and download video content.¶

Key facts

CVE-2026-52872 is a High (8.8) vulnerability: Streambert is a cross-platform Electron Desktop App to stream and download video content.. This entry ships a detection-only PoC and a Docker test lab.


CVE	CVE-2026-52872
Severity	High (8.8)
Detection / prevention	—
PoC	poc.py
Source	2026/CVE-2026-52872/

Details¶

English | 한국어

Description¶

Streambert is a cross-platform Electron Desktop App to stream and download video content. Prior to 2.5.0, the downloadSubtitleFile utility in src/ipc/downloads.js, reached through the run-download IPC channel, accepts a renderer-supplied subtitle url using the file: URI scheme and passes its decoded pathname to fs.copyFileSync. The renderer also controls downloadPath, which determines the destination path. A compromised renderer can therefore copy any file readable by the StreamBERT process into an attacker-chosen writable location, exposing sensitive local data, and can overwrite existing writable files. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.5.0.

Vulnerability Details¶

Property	Value
CVE ID	CVE-2026-52872
Type	PATH_TRAVERSAL
CVSS Score	8.8

Proof of Concept¶

Download¶

# Download PoC script
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fankh/vulnerability-poc/main/2026/CVE-2026-52872/poc.py

Usage¶

# Run PoC against target
python3 poc.py --target <TARGET_URL>

# With authentication
python3 poc.py --target <TARGET_URL> --username <USER> --password <PASS>

⚠️ Warning: This PoC is for authorized security testing only. It uses detection-only techniques and does not exploit or damage target systems.

Test Lab¶

This repository includes a Docker-based test environment with both vulnerable and patched applications.

Quick Start¶

# Clone and navigate to CVE directory
cd CVE-2026-52872

# Start both applications
docker-compose up -d

# Run tests
./run-tests.sh    # Linux/Mac
./run-tests.ps1   # Windows PowerShell

Application Endpoints¶

Application	URL	Status
Vulnerable App	http://localhost:8080	Shows vulnerability
Patched App	http://localhost:8081	Demonstrates fix

Directory Structure¶

├── README.md           # English documentation
├── README_KO.md        # Korean documentation
├── poc.py              # PoC detection script
├── docker-compose.yml  # Container orchestration
├── run-tests.sh        # Linux/Mac test runner
├── run-tests.ps1       # Windows test runner
├── vulnerable-app/     # Vulnerable version
│   ├── app.py
│   ├── Dockerfile
│   └── requirements.txt
└── patched-app/        # Fixed version
    ├── app.py
    ├── Dockerfile
    └── requirements.txt

References¶

https://github.com/truelockmc/streambert/security/advisories/GHSA-v74h-2468-rxhh
https://github.com/truelockmc/streambert/security/advisories/GHSA-v74h-2468-rxhh

Generated by PoC Generator on 2026-08-25T20:23:51.813358288

Frequently asked questions¶

What is CVE-2026-52872?¶

CVE-2026-52872 is a High (8.8) vulnerability: Streambert is a cross-platform Electron Desktop App to stream and download video content.. This entry ships a detection-only PoC and a Docker test lab.

How do I detect CVE-2026-52872?¶

Run the detection-only PoC included with this entry against your Docker test lab to confirm whether a target is affected; pair it with your own IDS logging.

How do I block or mitigate CVE-2026-52872?¶

Upgrade to a fixed version per the vendor advisory; the NVD record lists the affected versions. Use the included PoC to verify your remediation.

For authorized security testing and research only. See the full source and NVD record.