CVE-2026-71244
Paperless-ngx - Mail Account Test Connection Leaks Stored IMAP/OAuth Credentials to Attacker-Controlled Host
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
Paperless-ngx's MailAccountViewSet.test action, when called with an existing account's ID and a masked password field, reuses the stored password, account_type, refresh_token, and expiration from that existing account while allowing the caller to supply a different imap_server, imap_port, and imap_security in the same request.
| CWE | CWE-918 |
| Vendor | paperless-ngx |
| Product | paperless-ngx |
| Published | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Aug 10, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Affected Versions
paperless-ngx / paperless-ngx
0
Credits
Bobur Abdugafforov