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CVE-2026-27468

Summary
Assigner-GitHub_M
Assigner Org ID-a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa
Published At-24 Feb, 2026 | 17:12
Updated At-24 Feb, 2026 | 17:12
Rejected At-
Credits

Mastodon may allow unconfirmed FASP to make subscriptions

Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. FASP registration requires manual approval by an administrator. In versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.13 and 4.5.0 through 4.5.6, actions performed by a FASP to subscribe to account/content lifecycle events or to backfill content did not check properly whether the FASP was actually approved. This only affects Mastodon servers that have opted in to testing the experimental FASP feature by setting the environment variable `EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES` to a value including `fasp`. An attacker can make subscriptions and request content backfill without approval by an administrator. Done once, this leads to minor information leak of URIs that are publicly available anyway. But done several times this is a serious vector for DOS, putting pressure on the sidekiq worker responsible for the `fasp` queue. The fix is included in the 4.4.14 and 4.5.7 releases. Admins that are actively testing the experimental "fasp" feature should update their systems. Servers not using the experimental feature flag `fasp` are not affected.

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Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
cve.org
Assigner:GitHub_M
Assigner Org ID:a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa
Published At:24 Feb, 2026 | 17:12
Updated At:24 Feb, 2026 | 17:12
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
Mastodon may allow unconfirmed FASP to make subscriptions

Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. FASP registration requires manual approval by an administrator. In versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.13 and 4.5.0 through 4.5.6, actions performed by a FASP to subscribe to account/content lifecycle events or to backfill content did not check properly whether the FASP was actually approved. This only affects Mastodon servers that have opted in to testing the experimental FASP feature by setting the environment variable `EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES` to a value including `fasp`. An attacker can make subscriptions and request content backfill without approval by an administrator. Done once, this leads to minor information leak of URIs that are publicly available anyway. But done several times this is a serious vector for DOS, putting pressure on the sidekiq worker responsible for the `fasp` queue. The fix is included in the 4.4.14 and 4.5.7 releases. Admins that are actively testing the experimental "fasp" feature should update their systems. Servers not using the experimental feature flag `fasp` are not affected.

Affected Products
Vendor
mastodon
Product
mastodon
Versions
Affected
  • >= 4.4.0, < 4.4.14
  • >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.7
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-862CWE-862: Missing Authorization
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-862
Description: CWE-862: Missing Authorization
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
4.04.8MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
Version: 4.0
Base score: 4.8
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
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References
HyperlinkResource
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/security/advisories/GHSA-qgmm-vr4c-ggjg
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/commit/6ba6285a73c3a8b281123814d45f534e3bcebb96
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/security/advisories/GHSA-qgmm-vr4c-ggjg
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x_refsource_CONFIRM
Hyperlink: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/commit/6ba6285a73c3a8b281123814d45f534e3bcebb96
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
Information is not available yet
▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:security-advisories@github.com
Published At:24 Feb, 2026 | 18:29
Updated At:24 Feb, 2026 | 21:52

Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. FASP registration requires manual approval by an administrator. In versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.13 and 4.5.0 through 4.5.6, actions performed by a FASP to subscribe to account/content lifecycle events or to backfill content did not check properly whether the FASP was actually approved. This only affects Mastodon servers that have opted in to testing the experimental FASP feature by setting the environment variable `EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES` to a value including `fasp`. An attacker can make subscriptions and request content backfill without approval by an administrator. Done once, this leads to minor information leak of URIs that are publicly available anyway. But done several times this is a serious vector for DOS, putting pressure on the sidekiq worker responsible for the `fasp` queue. The fix is included in the 4.4.14 and 4.5.7 releases. Admins that are actively testing the experimental "fasp" feature should update their systems. Servers not using the experimental feature flag `fasp` are not affected.

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Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Secondary4.04.8MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Type: Secondary
Version: 4.0
Base score: 4.8
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-862Primarysecurity-advisories@github.com
CWE ID: CWE-862
Type: Primary
Source: security-advisories@github.com
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https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/commit/6ba6285a73c3a8b281123814d45f534e3bcebb96security-advisories@github.com
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https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/security/advisories/GHSA-qgmm-vr4c-ggjgsecurity-advisories@github.com
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/commit/6ba6285a73c3a8b281123814d45f534e3bcebb96
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/security/advisories/GHSA-qgmm-vr4c-ggjg
Source: security-advisories@github.com
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