FreshRSS is vulnerable to directory enumeration by setting path in its theme field
Priority HIGH 70CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
FreshRSS is a free, self-hostable RSS aggregator. Versions 1.26.3 and below are vulnerable to directory enumeration by setting path in theme field, allowing attackers to gain additional information about the server by checking if certain directories exist. This issue is fixed in version 1.27.0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00455 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed FreshRSS (FreshRSS): 1.27.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA FreshRSS (FreshRSS) Fixed in 1.27.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-61586
References
More Freshrss vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-34609 FreshRSS: Unauthorized creation of admin user when registration is enabled CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-34363 FreshRSS has Incomplete Session Termination on Logout CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-38485 FreshRSS has an IDOR which allows for viewing feeds of any user and leaking tokens CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-34362 FreshRSS: Unauthenticated users can view default user's information CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-37337 FreshRSS has Logout CSRF that Leads to DoS via <track src> CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-35981 FreshRSS vulnerable to authenticated RCE via path traversal inside include() CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.4
Sources
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