Vulnerability · Published Aug 17, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-19965automad Password Reset Endpoint UserController.php requestPasswordResetToken response discrepancy
Low 3.7
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in automad. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability was determined in automad up to 2.0.0-beta.32. This vulnerability affects the function requestPasswordResetToken of the file automad/src/server/Controllers/API/UserController.php of the component Password Reset Endpoint. This manipulation of the argument name-or-email causes observable response discrepancy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The attack's complexity is rated as high. It is stated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 2.0.0-beta.33 is able to resolve this issue. Patch name: eac0b05dafdb0ddf8b9139dad8929aaba86568ca. You should upgrade the affected component.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-204, CWE-203 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
References
- VDB-391142 | automad Password Reset Endpoint UserController.php requestPasswordResetToken response discrepancy vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-391142 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-19965 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #873022 | Automad Automad CMS 2.0.0 Information Disclosure third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/marcantondahmen/automad/issues/191 exploit, issue-tracking
- https://github.com/marcantondahmen/automad/commit/eac0b05dafdb0ddf8b9139dad8929aaba86568ca patch
- https://github.com/marcantondahmen/automad/releases/tag/2.0.0-beta.33 patch