CVE-2026-48780
HIGHForem vulnerable to bypass of email address domain restrictions
Title source: cnaDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/forem/forem/security/advisories/GHSA-3g4h-9h37-mpx6
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/forem/forem/commit/a2ab6d409d2676eb0711ecbd737192043125b437
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