CVE-2026-72582 fastschema - Unauthenticated NULL Pointer Dereference DoS in Account Recovery Endpoint
Unauthenticated attackers can crash the fastschema server via a null pointer dereference in the account recovery endpoint.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-72582?
CVE-2026-72582 is a high-severity vulnerability in fastschema, published on 10 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in fastschema through v0.15.1 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to crash the server process with a single HTTP request. The sendOTPEmail function in pkg/auth/local.go dereferences a pointer obtained from an unchecked error path without validating it is non-nil, causing a fatal panic that terminates the entire server when a recovery request is sent to the /api/auth/local/recover endpoint.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-72582?
How do I fix CVE-2026-72582?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-72582 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-72582 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72582 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x3w9-j9j5-qcw7.