CVE-2026-48780

HIGH

Forem vulnerable to bypass of email address domain restrictions

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

Forem is open source software for building communities. Prior to commit a2ab6d4, a maliciously crafted email address could allow an attacker to bypass domain allowlist or denylist restrictions and gain access to invite-only forem deployments. The issue is patched as of `a2ab6d4`. As a workaround, some SMTP servers and email delivery providers may drop or refuse to send maliciously crafted email addresses.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.2
EPSS 0.0022
EPSS Percentile 12.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (1)
forem/forem < a2ab6d4
Published Jun 16, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 16, 2026