CVE-2026-41259 json
Mastodon: Insufficient verification of email addresses
published 6mo ago modified 2mo ago also BIT-mastodon-2026-41259 , EUVD-2026-25282 , GHSA-5r37-qpwq-2jhh
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 11%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. Prior to v4.5.9, v4.4.16, and v4.3.22, Mastodon allows restricting new user sign-up based on e-mail domain names, and performs basic validation on e-mail addresses, but fails to restrict characters that are interpreted differently by some mailing servers. This vulnerability is fixed in v4.5.9, v4.4.16, and v4.3.22.
Patch / fix
- bitnami mastodon 4.3.22, 4.4.16, 4.5.9
- joinmastodon mastodon 4.3.22, 4.4.16, 4.5.9
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 6mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | mastodon | <4.3.22 >=4.4.0, <4.4.16 >=4.5.0, <4.5.9 |
4.3.22 4.4.16 4.5.9 |
Affected products
- mastodon mastodon
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-841 Improper Enforcement of Behavioral Workflow
References
-
github.com
/mastodon/mastodon/security/advisories/GHSA-5r37-qpwq-2jhh
vendor-advisory, advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41259
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-41259
- NVD CVE-2026-41259
- OSV BIT-mastodon-2026-41259
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CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.