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TI-2025-38492 Aliases CVE-2025-62174

Mastodon allows continued access after password reset via CLI

Priority LOW 16CWE-613Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-613.

Summary

Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. In Mastodon before 4.4.6, 4.3.14, and 4.2.27, when an administrator resets a user account's password via the command-line interface using `bin/tootctl accounts modify --reset-password`, active sessions and access tokens for that account are not revoked. This allows an attacker with access to a previously compromised session or token to continue using the account after the password has been reset. This issue has been patched in versions 4.2.27, 4.3.14, and 4.4.6. No known workarounds exist.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00218 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed mastodon (mastodon): 4.4.6, 4.3.14, 4.2.27

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
mastodonmastodon4.4.0-beta.1 to before 4.4.6; 4.3.0-beta.1 to before 4.3.14; before 4.2.274.4.6, 4.3.14, 4.2.27Patch availableCNA
  • mastodon Vendormastodon Affected 4.4.0-beta.1 to before 4.4.6; 4.3.0-beta.1 to before 4.3.14; before 4.2.27 Fixed in 4.4.6, 4.3.14, 4.2.27 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:joinmastodon:mastodon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.2.27; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.14; 4.4.0 to before 4.4.6Vulnerablemastodon
  • cpe:2.3:a:joinmastodon:mastodon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.2.27; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.14; 4.4.0 to before 4.4.6 Vulnerable ·mastodon

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA mastodon (mastodon) Fixed in 4.4.6, 4.3.14, 4.2.27

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-62174

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-02004 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in mastodon/mastodon CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-34613 Mastodon e‑mail throttle misconfiguration allows unlimited email confirmations against unconfirmed emails CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-22936 Mastodon through 4.0.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (large Sidekiq pull… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-18301 Mastodon vulnerable to arbitrary file creation through media attachments CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2023-13359 Mastodon's blind LDAP injection in login allows the attacker to leak arbitrary attributes from LDAP database CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2024-16846 External OpenID Connect Account Takeover by E-Mail Change in mastodon CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
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Sources

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