CVE-2026-74869 json
stoatchat before 0.15.0 Missing Authorization via Subscribe
published 3mo ago modified last mo. also EUVD-2026-60088 , GHSA-jj3j-9qr7-jgfc
Unreviewed: the maintainers' own advisory
Published by the maintainers on their GitHub repository stoatchat/stoatchat. GitHub has not reviewed it into the GitHub Advisory Database, so the affected packages and versions are the maintainers' word. Read the full advisory on GitHub.
- cvss
- 7.7
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
stoatchat before 0.15.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the Subscribe message handler that allows authenticated attackers to enumerate members and monitor profile updates of private servers without membership. Attackers can subscribe to any server's member-update topic by sending a Subscribe message with an arbitrary server ID, receiving live UserUpdate events including display names, avatars, and status changes for members they should not have access to.
Patch / fix
- stoatchat stoatchat 0.15.0
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/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 |
Affected products
- stoatchat stoatchat
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
References
-
github.com
/stoatchat/stoatchat/security/advisories/GHSA-jj3j-9qr7-jgfc
vendor-advisory, advisory
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/stoatchat-before-missing-authorization-via-subscribe
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-74869
- NVD CVE-2026-74869
- Maintainer advisory GHSA-jj3j-9qr7-jgfc
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