# CVE-2026-19965: automad Password Reset Endpoint UserController.php requestPasswordResetToken response discrepancy

> Remote attackers can exploit response discrepancies in the password reset endpoint to enumerate valid user accounts.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 19 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h782-f8rf-prx2

## What is CVE-2026-19965?

CVE-2026-19965 is a medium-severity vulnerability in automad, published on 17 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### 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.

Weakness: CWE-204 (Observable Response Discrepancy), CWE-203 (Observable Discrepancy)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-19965?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-19965?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-19965 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-19965 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-19965 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-19965 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-19965 is a medium-severity vulnerability in automad, published on 17 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-19965 exists.

Affected product: automad. 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-2026-19965/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-19965/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-19965
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19965
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-19965

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-19965/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.