CVE-2026-41259General(joinmastodon / mastodon)

LOWCVSS 7.5 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch joinmastodon mastodon systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. Prior to v4.5.9, v4.4.16, and v4.3.22, Mastodon allows restricting new user sign-up based on e-mail domain names, and performs basic validation on e-mail addresses, but fails to restrict characters that are interpreted differently by some mailing servers. This vulnerability is fixed in v4.5.9, v4.4.16, and v4.3.22.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-841

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • mastodon

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Products
mastodon

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-04-23: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-04-23: 1Technical Details · 2026-04-23: 104-23
Signal classification1 categories
General
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse1 post
  • CVE@CVEnew
    General

    CVE-2026-41259 Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. Prior to v4.5.9, v4.4.16, and v4.3.22, Mastodon allows restricting new user sign-up based … https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41259

    Post summary

    The text notes a vulnerability in older Mastodon versions that may allow restricting new user sign‑ups, cites patch release versions, and links to the CVE record.

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