CVE-2026-33869
MEDIUMMastodon Quote Authorization - Denial of Service
Title source: manualDescription
Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. In versions on the 4.5.x branch prior to 4.5.8 and on the 4.4.x branch prior to 4.4.15, an attacker that knows of a quote before it has reached a server can prevent it from being correctly processed on that server. The vulnerability has been patched in Mastodon 4.5.8 and 4.4.15. Mastodon 4.3 and earlier are not affected because they do not support quotes.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
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https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/security/advisories/GHSA-q4g8-82c5-9h33
Scores
CVSS v3
4.8
EPSS
0.0017
EPSS Percentile
6.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-863
Status
published
Products (3)
joinmastodon/mastodon
4.4.0 - 4.4.15
mastodon/mastodon
>= 4.4.0, < 4.4.15
mastodon/mastodon
>= 4.5.0, < 4.5.8
Published
Mar 27, 2026
Tracked Since
Mar 29, 2026