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CVE-2026-41426

pretalx: Email injection via unescaped user-controlled placeholders in pretalx mail templates

CVSS 6.1 MEDIUMEPSS 0.2%CWE-116CWE-79
Vexday Risk Score
13Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS 6.1EPSS 0.2%KEV nãoPoC Nuclei Metasploit Patch
Lifecycle
24 Apr 2026Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
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 is delivered from the event's legitimate sender address and passes SPF/DKIM/DMARC validation, making it a ready-made phishing vector. This vulnerability is fixed in 2026.1.0.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected products
pretalx · pretalx

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