CVE-2026-23962— Mastodon vulnerable to Denial of Service from a single post (client/server)
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-23962
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Mastodon vulnerable to Denial of Service from a single post (client/server)
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. Mastodon versions before v4.3.18, v4.4.12, and v4.5.5 do not have a limit on the maximum number of poll options for remote posts, allowing attackers to create polls with a very large amount of options, greatly increasing resource consumption. Depending on the number of poll options, an attacker can cause disproportionate resource usage in both Mastodon servers and clients, potentially causing Denial of Service either server-side or client-side. Mastodon versions v4.5.5, v4.4.12, v4.3.18 are patched.
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
不加限制或调节的资源分配
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
Mastodon 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Mastodon是Mastodon开源的一款基于ActivityPub的开源社交网络服务器。 Mastodon v4.3.18之前版本、v4.4.12之前版本和v4.5.5之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于未限制远程帖子投票选项的最大数量，可能导致资源消耗过大和拒绝服务。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
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Same Patch Batch · mastodon · 2026-01-22 · 4 CVEs total
| CVE-2026-23964 | 6.5 MEDIUM | Mastodon has insufficient access control to push notification settings |
| CVE-2026-23961 | 5.3 MEDIUM | Mastodon may allow a remote suspension bypass |
| CVE-2026-23963 | 4.3 MEDIUM | Mastodon missing length limits on list names, filter names, and filter keywords |
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