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CVE-2026-41426
pretalx is a conference planning tool. Prior to 2026.1.0, an unauthenticated attacker can send arbitrary HTML-rendered emails from a pretalx instance's configured sender address by embedding malformed HTML or markdown link syntax in a user-controlled template placeholder such as the account display name. The most direct vector is the password-reset flow: the attacker registers an account with a malicious name, enters the victim's email address, and triggers a password reset. The resulting email
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1
Preserved source conflicts
No provider value was silently selected as the winner.
cwe · 2 assertions
{"cweId":"CWE-79","description":"CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:217400a9a23c8b84259e2480ce04208050ee3e03a86bfade7e8f87c1190c4fa0 · sha256:e38607a9b74d2cf8… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-116","description":"CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:217400a9a23c8b84259e2480ce04208050ee3e03a86bfade7e8f87c1190c4fa0 · sha256:e38607a9b74d2cf8… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"pretalx","vendor":"pretalx","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 2026.1.0"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:217400a9a23c8b84259e2480ce04208050ee3e03a86bfade7e8f87c1190c4fa0 · sha256:e38607a9b74d2cf8… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":6.1,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:217400a9a23c8b84259e2480ce04208050ee3e03a86bfade7e8f87c1190c4fa0 · sha256:e38607a9b74d2cf8… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
2 source assertions{"cweId":"CWE-79","description":"CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:217400a9a23c8b84259e2480ce04208050ee3e03a86bfade7e8f87c1190c4fa0 · sha256:e38607a9b74d2cf8… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-116","description":"CWE-116: Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:217400a9a23c8b84259e2480ce04208050ee3e03a86bfade7e8f87c1190c4fa0 · sha256:e38607a9b74d2cf8… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"https://github.com/pretalx/pretalx/security/advisories/GHSA-jm8c-9f3j-4378","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/pretalx/pretalx/security/advisories/GHSA-jm8c-9f3j-4378"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:217400a9a23c8b84259e2480ce04208050ee3e03a86bfade7e8f87c1190c4fa0 · sha256:e38607a9b74d2cf8… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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