CVE-2026-41426CWE-116CWE-79

pretalx: Email injection via unescaped user-controlled placeholders in pretalx mail templates

Medium · published April 24, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
17.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

pretalx is a conference planning tool. Prior to 2026.1.0, an unauthenticated attacker can send arbitrary HTML-rendered emails from a pretalx instance's configured sender address by embedding malformed HTML or markdown link syntax in a user-controlled template placeholder such as the account display name. The most direct vector is the password-reset flow: the attacker registers an account with a malicious name, enters the victim's email address, and triggers a password reset. The resulting email is delivered from the event's legitimate sender address and passes SPF/DKIM/DMARC validation, making it a ready-made phishing vector. This vulnerability is fixed in 2026.1.0.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.1 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00262 · 17.1th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-116 · Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output; CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2026-04-24T19:15Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 APR 19:15Z
    pretalx: Email injection via unescaped user-controlled placeholders in pretalx mail templates
    cvelistv5