CVE-2025-65796 memos vulnerability allows arbitrarily reactions deletion
Low-privilege attackers can arbitrarily delete reactions on other users' Memos due to incorrect access control in the application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-65796?
CVE-2025-65796 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Usememos Memos, published on 8 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Incorrect access control in usememos memos v0.25.2 allows attackers with low-level privileges to arbitrarily delete reactions made to other users' Memos.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-65796?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/usememos/memos. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/usememos/memos Go | All versions | 0.25.3 |
github.com/usememos/memos Go | All versions | 0.25.3 |
github.com/usememos/memos Go | All versions | 0.25.3 |
Products include Usememos Memos.
How do I fix CVE-2025-65796?
Upgrade github.com/usememos/memos to 0.25.3 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-65796 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-65796 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Usememos Memos
- CVE-2025-50738 Memos has Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Image URLs
- CVE-2025-22952 Memos Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
- CVE-2023-0109 Stored XSS in usememos/memos
- CVE-2023-4696 Improper Access Control in usememos/memos
- CVE-2022-4866 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in usememos/memos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8jcj-g9f4-qx42, GO-2025-4215.