CVE-2026-79660

6.9 MEDIUM 0.4% exploit odds Fix listed Disclosure

What it is

Ech0 versions before 4.7.3 expose guest commenter email addresses through public API endpoints due to improper JSON serialization tags on the Comment model. Unauthenticated attackers can harvest all commenter emails by calling the /api/comments and /api/comments/public endpoints without authentication.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2026-08-25 12:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-08-31 20:50 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published: 2026-08-25 12:16 UTC
Last modified: 2026-08-31 20:50 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-200 · Information exposure
Record status: Deferred

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 6.9

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Raw vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record