CVE-2026-72915
Mastodon: Personally-identifying information disclosure due to incorrect access control validation
Description
Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. From 4.6.0-beta.1 until 4.6.4 and 4.7.0-beta.1, any logged-in local user could use the show action in app/controllers/admin/collections_controller.rb to access personally identifying information about another local user in a collection because the controller used the general collection policy instead of the admin collection policy namespace. The exposed data included the other user's current email address and last-used IP address. This issue is fixed in versions 4.6.4 and 4.7.0-beta.1.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 10, 2026, 10:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 10, 2026, 10:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | MITRE-CVE |
Solution
- Update Mastodon to version 4.6.4 or later.
- Update Mastodon to version 4.7.0-beta.1 or later.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 10, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'mastodon', 'product': 'mastodon', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 4.6.0-beta.1, < 4.6.4'}]}] Added Description Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. From 4.6.0-beta.1 until 4.6.4 and 4.7.0-beta.1, any logged-in local user could use the show action in app/controllers/admin/collections_controller.rb to access personally identifying information about another local user in a collection because the controller used the general collection policy instead of the admin collection policy namespace. The exposed data included the other user's current email address and last-used IP address. This issue is fixed in versions 4.6.4 and 4.7.0-beta.1. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Added CWE CWE-200 Added Reference https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/commit/467c933459c7d0e5513475b9e4888afaedfb1074 Added Reference https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/commit/930aa9fee26bf9eaefe27826fa1061288d83373b Added Reference https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.6.4 Added Reference https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.7.0-beta.1 Added Reference https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/security/advisories/GHSA-hx34-2pfw-2qfj