CVE-2026-112784 OpenCATS before 0.10.0 Missing Authorization via ajax/testEmailSettings.php
Medium 5.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-112784 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-112784 is a medium-severity vulnerability in OpenCATS, published on 20 Oct 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-112784 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: OpenCATS. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-112784/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-112784/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-112784?
CVE-2026-112784 is a medium-severity vulnerability in OpenCATS, published on 20 Oct 2026.
Official description
OpenCATS before 0.10.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in ajax/testEmailSettings.php that allows any authenticated user to send mail through the configured SMTP relay. Read-level users can supply testEmailAddress and fromAddress parameters to send the fixed test message to any recipient with a spoofed From address.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-112784?
How do I fix CVE-2026-112784?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-112784 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-112784 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-112784 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pxhw-9vc5-hmj2.