CVE-2026-41132
CKAN: No certificate validation on STMP connection
CKAN is an open-source DMS (data management system) for powering data hubs and data portals. Prior to 2.10.10 and 2.11.5, the configured SMTP server may be spoofed with any certificate (e.g. self-signed), leaving credentials and all emails sent open to MITM attacks. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.10.10 and 2.11.5.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.6
CKAN: No certificate validation on STMP connection
CKAN is an open-source DMS (data management system) for powering data hubs and data portals. Prior to 2.10.10 and 2.11.5, the configured SMTP server may be spoofed with any certificate (e.g. self-signed), leaving credentials and all emails sent open to MITM attacks. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.10.10 and 2.11.5.
- Record
CVE-2026-41132- CVSS 4.0
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-30116
6.6
CKAN is an open-source DMS (data management system) for powering data hubs and data portals. Prior to 2.10.10 and 2.11.5, the configured SMTP server may be spoofed with any certificate (e.g. self-signed), leaving credentials and all emails sent open to MITM attacks. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.10.10 and 2.11.5.
- Record
EUVD-2026-30116- CVSS 4.0
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mpfm-fpgx-647q
6.6
CKAN has no certificate validation on STMP connection
Impact
Configured SMTP server may be spoofed with any certificate (e.g. self-signed), leaving credentials and all emails sent open to MITM attacks.
Patches
The vulnerability has been patched in CKAN 2.10.10 and CKAN 2.11.5
- Record
GHSA-mpfm-fpgx-647q- CVSS 4.0
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.6
CKAN is an open-source DMS (data management system) for powering data hubs and data portals. Prior to 2.10.10 and 2.11.5, the configured SMTP server may be spoofed with any certificate (e.g. self-signed), leaving credentials and all emails sent open to MITM attacks. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.10.10 and 2.11.5.
- Record
CVE-2026-41132- CVSS 4.0
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.6
CKAN: No certificate validation on STMP connection
CKAN is an open-source DMS (data management system) for powering data hubs and data portals. Prior to 2.10.10 and 2.11.5, the configured SMTP server may be spoofed with any certificate (e.g. self-signed), leaving credentials and all emails sent open to MITM attacks. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.10.10 and 2.11.5.
- Record
CVE-2026-41132- CVSS 4.0
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mpfm-fpgx-647q
6.6
CKAN has no certificate validation on STMP connection
Impact
Configured SMTP server may be spoofed with any certificate (e.g. self-signed), leaving credentials and all emails sent open to MITM attacks.
Patches
The vulnerability has been patched in CKAN 2.10.10 and CKAN 2.11.5
- Record
GHSA-mpfm-fpgx-647q- CVSS 4.0
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-2419
6.6
CKAN has no certificate validation on STMP connection
Impact
Configured SMTP server may be spoofed with any certificate (e.g. self-signed), leaving credentials and all emails sent open to MITM attacks.
Patches
The vulnerability has been patched in CKAN 2.10.10 and CKAN 2.11.5
- Record
PYSEC-2026-2419- CVSS 4.0
- 6.6 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ckanPyPI |
2.11.0 to 2.11.4 | 2.11.5 |
ckanPyPI |
before 2.10.10 | 2.10.10 |
ckanPyPI |
2.11.0 up to 2.11.5, plus listed versions 2.11.12.11.22.11.32.11.4 |
2.11.5 |
ckanPyPI |
before 2.10.10, plus listed versions 0.110.30.40.50.6 Show 45 moreShow less0.70.81.01.11.21.31.3.21.3.31.41.4.11.4.21.4.31.4.3.11.51.5.11.61.71.7.11.82.02.0.12.0.72.0.82.12.1.12.1.52.1.62.10.02.10.12.10.32.10.42.10.52.10.62.10.72.10.82.10.92.22.2.12.2.32.2.42.32.3.12.3.22.3.32.3.4 |
2.10.10 |
ckanPyPI |
before 2.10.10, 2.11.0 up to 2.11.5, plus listed versions 0.110.30.40.50.6 Show 45 moreShow less0.70.81.01.11.21.31.3.21.3.31.41.4.11.4.21.4.31.4.3.11.51.5.11.61.71.7.11.82.02.0.12.0.72.0.82.12.1.12.1.52.1.62.10.02.10.12.10.32.10.42.10.52.10.62.10.72.10.82.10.92.11.12.11.22.11.32.11.42.22.2.12.2.32.2.42.3 |
2.10.102.11.5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-41132 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.6) in Ckan, published April 29, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 9th percentile. Fixed in ckan 2.11.5.
References
github.com/ckan/ckan/security/advisories/GHSA-mpfm-fpgx-647q
docs.ckan.org/en/2.10/changelog.html
docs.ckan.org/en/2.11/changelog.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41132
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mpfm-fpgx-647q
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/41xxx/CVE-2026-41132.json
github.com/ckan/ckan
pypi.org/project/ckan
Left out here: 134 versions. The JSON record has them.