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Pixelfed through 0.12.9 Unauthorized Story Access via API

CVSS 3.1 5.4 MEDIUMCVSS 4.0 5.3 MEDIUMCheck source for fixed versionsKEV status unknown

cve-program · CVE-2026-86178

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Pixelfed through 0.12.9 fails to validate follower status in StoryComposeController react and comment endpoints, allowing authenticated users to access follower-only stories. Attackers can enumerate sequential story IDs and submit reactions or comments to retrieve story media URLs and author information without following the account.

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cve-program · CVE-2026-86178

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pixelfed

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{
                    "vendor": "pixelfed",
                    "product": "pixelfed",
                    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "0",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "0.12.9",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        }
                    ],
                    "packageURL": "pkg:github/pixelfed/pixelfed"
                }

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