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TI-2026-52588 Aliases CVE-2026-74869GHSA-5cwg-5wjq-gqw2

stoatchat before 0.15.0 Missing Authorization via Subscribe

Priority LOW 36CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

stoatchat before 0.15.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the Subscribe message handler that allows authenticated attackers to enumerate members and monitor profile updates of private servers without membership. Attackers can subscribe to any server's member-update topic by sending a Subscribe message with an arbitrary server ID, receiving live UserUpdate events including display names, avatars, and status changes for members they should not have access to.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00354 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed stoatchat (stoatchat): 0.15.0

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
stoatchatstoatchatbefore 0.15.00.15.0Patch availableCNA
  • stoatchat Vendorstoatchat Affected before 0.15.0 Fixed in 0.15.0 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA stoatchat (stoatchat) Fixed in 0.15.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74869
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5cwg-5wjq-gqw2

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-45152 stoatchat before 0.13.5 Unauthenticated SSRF via proxy and embed endpoints CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2026-64832 stoatchat before 0.15.5 Local Filesystem Read via SVG CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-51266 stoatchat before 0.15.0 Uncapped SVG Rendering Denial of Service CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-45038 stoatchat < 0.14.0 SSRF via DNS-based IP Blocklist Bypass CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2026-64833 stoatchat before 0.15.5 Account Enumeration via Error Location CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-51267 stoatchat before 0.15.0 SSRF via IPv6 unspecified address bypass CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
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Sources

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