Hollo DMs get leaked and can be seen on Webfinger Browser
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Hollo is a federated single-user microblogging software designed to be federated through ActivityPub. Prior to 0.6.20 and 0.7.2, there is a security vulnerability where DMs and followers-only posts were exposed through the ActivityPub outbox endpoint without authorization. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.6.20 and 0.7.2.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fedify-dev | hollo | < 0.6.20, 0.7.2; 7.0.0 to before 0.7.2 | 0.7.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- hollo Vendorfedify-dev Affected < 0.6.20, 0.7.2; 7.0.0 to before 0.7.2 Fixed in 0.7.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA hollo (fedify-dev) Fixed in 0.7.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-25808
References
More fedify-dev vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-44926 Fedify: Server-Side Request Forgery in getNodeInfo() Allows Access to Internal Network Resources CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-34622 @fedify/fedify: Improper Authentication and Incorrect Authorization CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-36902 Fedify has an incomplete SSRF mitigation after GHSA-p9cg-vqcc-grcx: validatePublicUrl allows special-use IPv4 ranges CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2025-33806 Hollo renders posts received with form elements and allows submission CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2026-30750 Fedify has an LD-Signature Bypass via JSON-LD Named-Graph Restructuring CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
Sources
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