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CVE-2022-46405

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.92%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-12-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2022-46405
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
0.92%

Original NVD Description

Mastodon through 4.0.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (large Sidekiq pull queue) by creating bot accounts that follow attacker-controlled accounts on certain other servers associated with a wildcard DNS A record, such that there is uncontrolled recursion of attacker-generated messages.

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