CVE-2026-42181Disclosure

LOWCVSS 6.5 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

Lemmy is a link aggregator and forum for the fediverse. Prior to version 0.19.18, Lemmy fetches metadata for user-supplied post URLs and, under the default StoreLinkPreviews image mode, downloads the preview image through local pict-rs. While the top-level page URL is checked against internal IP ranges, the extracted og:image URL is not subject to the same restriction. As a result, an authenticated low-privileged user can submit an attacker-controlled public page whose Open Graph image points to an internal image endpoint. Lemmy will fetch that internal image server-side and store a local thumbnail that can then be served back to users. This issue has been patched in version 0.19.18.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-918

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

STABLE

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 2 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • Peaked 1d ago at 1 mentions (2026-05-08); latest day: 1
  • 2 total mentions across 2 days

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 2d
00111Mentions · 2026-05-08: 1Mentions · 2026-05-09: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-05-09: 1Technical Details · 2026-05-08: 105-0805-09
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
2100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Full discourse2 posts
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-42181 Lemmy is a link aggregator and forum for the fediverse. Prior to version 0.19.18, Lemmy fetches metadata for user-supplied post URLs and, under the default StoreLinkP… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42181

    Post summary

    CVE-2026-42181 involves Lemmy's handling of metadata for user URLs and is fixed in version 0.19.18; no PoC, exploit, or active attack information is present.

    00000126
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  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-42181 Server-Side Request Forgery in Lemmy Prior to Version 0.19.18 https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-42181

    Post summary

    A brief disclosure of a Server‑Side Request Forgery vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑42181) affecting Lemmy before 0.19.18, with no PoC, exploit tools, or patches mentioned.

    0000040
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