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CVE-2026-72915

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.28% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published 2026-08-10 · Last synced 2026-08-16

CyberRota Analysis

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Mastodon versions from 4.6.0-beta.1 to 4.6.4 and 4.7.0-beta.1 are vulnerable, allowing logged-in local users to access personally identifiable information (PII) of other users, including email addresses and last-used IP addresses, due to improper access control in the collections controller. This high-severity vulnerability poses a significant risk to user privacy and data integrity. Administrators of affected Mastodon instances should prioritize upgrading to versions 4.6.4 or 4.7.0-beta.1 to mitigate this risk.

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CVE
CVE-2026-72915
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
0.28%

Original NVD 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.