CVE-2026-71244
Paperless-ngx - Mail Account Test Connection Leaks Stored IMAP/OAuth Credentials to Attacker-Controlled Host
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Aug 5, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 10, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 5, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | TuranSec |
Weaknesses
- CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
paperless-ngxpaperless-ngx |
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References
- https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngxthird-party-advisory
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