CVE-2026-112784

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.

CVSS 4.0

5.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

4.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 15% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-862

Published

2026-10-20

Modified

2026-10-20

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-21

References

• https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/blob/5781f41814f09493c7ce05b9251b5e09c1aff0cd/ajax/testEmailSettings.php
• https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/commit/aa3b414c3672f5010ca26c44192aa8e72d3735bd
• https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/issues/720
• https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/v0.10.0
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/opencats-before-0.10.0-missing-authorization-via-ajax-testemailsettings-php

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