CVE-2026-48780
Forem vulnerable to bypass of email address domain restrictions
Forem is open source software for building communities. Prior to commit a2ab6d4, a maliciously crafted email address could allow an attacker to bypass domain allowlist or denylist restrictions and gain access to invite-only forem deployments. The issue is patched as of a2ab6d4. As a workaround, some SMTP servers and email delivery providers may drop or refuse to send maliciously crafted email addresses.
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
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Forem vulnerable to bypass of email address domain restrictions
Forem is open source software for building communities. Prior to commit a2ab6d4, a maliciously crafted email address could allow an attacker to bypass domain allowlist or denylist restrictions and gain access to invite-only forem deployments. The issue is patched as of a2ab6d4. As a workaround, some SMTP servers and email delivery providers may drop or refuse to send maliciously crafted email addresses.
- Record
CVE-2026-48780- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-37120
Forem is open source software for building communities. Prior to commit a2ab6d4, a maliciously crafted email address could allow an attacker to bypass domain allowlist or denylist restrictions and gain access to invite-only forem deployments. The issue is patched as of a2ab6d4. As a workaround, some SMTP servers and email delivery providers may drop or refuse to send maliciously crafted email addresses.
- Record
EUVD-2026-37120- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Forem is open source software for building communities. Prior to commit a2ab6d4, a maliciously crafted email address could allow an attacker to bypass domain allowlist or denylist restrictions and gain access to invite-only forem deployments. The issue is patched as of a2ab6d4. As a workaround, some SMTP servers and email delivery providers may drop or refuse to send maliciously crafted email addresses.
- Record
CVE-2026-48780- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Forem vulnerable to bypass of email address domain restrictions
Forem is open source software for building communities. Prior to commit a2ab6d4, a maliciously crafted email address could allow an attacker to bypass domain allowlist or denylist restrictions and gain access to invite-only forem deployments. The issue is patched as of a2ab6d4. As a workaround, some SMTP servers and email delivery providers may drop or refuse to send maliciously crafted email addresses.
- Record
CVE-2026-48780- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-48780 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Forem, published June 16, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 12th percentile. No source names a fixed version.