YouTube Studio's Ask Studio AI Feature Could Leak Private Video Titles, Researcher Warns
The report highlights a privacy risk in YouTube's AI tool where private video metadata can be exfiltrated through crafted comments, and Google's decision not to track it as a security bug leaves creators exposed.
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Security researcher javoriuski reported that YouTube Studio's AI feature 'Ask Studio' can be exploited to leak private video titles. By embedding instructions in comments, an attacker can make the AI display attacker-controlled text, including a link that sends the private video title to an external server. Google treated the issue as social engineering, not a security bug.
Security researcher javoriuski demonstrated a method to leak private video titles from YouTube Studio using its AI feature 'Ask Studio.' In an experiment, the researcher placed specific instructions in a comment on a video. When a creator clicked on Ask Studio's recommended questions, the AI responded with the attacker's intended text, which included a link. The link contained the private video title in its URL, sending the data to an external server. javoriuski noted that Ask Studio can access drafts, private, and unlisted videos, making the attack vector viable. The researcher reported the issue to Google, but the company classified it as a social engineering problem and did not assign it a tracked security bug identifier.
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