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CVE-2026-50129
Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. Prior to 4.5.11, 4.4.18, and 4.3.24, a DoS can be triggered by (Uncaught Exception vulerability), due to missing exception handling in the math sanitizer. Malformed <math> nodes can result in a DoS of a whole server or targeted users services, depending on the type of action that includes the malformed nodes and the services interacting with it. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.5.11, 4.4.18, and 4.3.24.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"mastodon","vendor":"mastodon","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":">= 4.5.0-beta.1, < 4.5.11"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 4.4.0-beta.1, < 4.4.18"},{"status":"affected","version":"< 4.3.24"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":7.5,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:826ef7755a94c3f2196d45500d45d4318fdac6bca1b885b9eea25b49bed5a4fb · sha256:f997539fb8f8b5ab… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-248","description":"CWE-248: Uncaught Exception","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:826ef7755a94c3f2196d45500d45d4318fdac6bca1b885b9eea25b49bed5a4fb · sha256:f997539fb8f8b5ab… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/security/advisories/GHSA-qrgq-9fx2-vf2r","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/security/advisories/GHSA-qrgq-9fx2-vf2r"}
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Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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