ETK-2026-3390Zero's internal tracking ID, independent of the CVE number.

waiting for further signalsZero needs more public information before it can validate it.

GHSA-3xjw-gv43-3w62 ↗

no check availablenot proven exploitable
awaiting cvepublic pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
Mastodon >= 4.8.0-alpha.3, < 5.0.0-alpha.3; 4.7.4
fixed in 5.0.0-alpha.4, 4.7.5
CWE-287 Improper Authentication
ETK-2026-3390Zero's internal tracking ID, independent of the CVE number., no cve assigned
cvss7.0ethiack provisional
2h 18msince last run
17mAI analysisAnalysis: how long the AI spent reversing this signal.
timeline
0 = cve.org, not yet published
trigger signal −2h28mwaiting for further signals−2h18m
−2h
−1h
0

description

Mastodon login handling can allow a local user to obtain access to a different inactive local account without its password. Exploitation requires a valid local account, a target account that has been inactive for at least three months and lacks two-factor authentication, and successful guessing of the target's email sign-in token.

mitigation

Upgrade Mastodon to 4.7.5 or 5.0.0-alpha.4 or later, as appropriate for the deployed release line. Restrict access to local accounts and ensure users enable two-factor authentication while upgrades are applied.

fixed in 5.0.0-alpha.4, 4.7.5

check
no
exploit
no
automationDeterministic: a check that runs on its own, the same request on every target. Contextual: an agentic technique that needs to be applied per target, for bugs that depend on contextual flows.
contextual
auth requiredWhether an attacker needs an account first, based on the CVSS vector's Privileges Required.
–
EPSSEstimate of the chance this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days. Refreshed daily.
–
agent run time
17m
cve.org record, t = 0The moment cve.org publishes the CVE in full.
not published yet
Δ to public pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).
–
Δ to kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
–

outcome

Contextual, not validated: no deterministic check could cover this one, and no technique passed our review.

source signals

Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.

  1. 2026-11-03 16:48Z

this entry in the feed

GET /api/v1/feed/ETK-2026-3390

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  "status": "published",
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  "title": "Login account-switching authentication bypass in Mastodon",
  "summary": "Mastodon login handling can allow a local user to obtain access to a different inactive local account without its password. Exploitation requires a valid local account, a target account that has been inactive for at least three months and lacks two-factor authentication, and successful guessing of the target's email sign-in token.",
  "mitigation": "Upgrade Mastodon to 4.7.5 or 5.0.0-alpha.4 or later, as appropriate for the deployed release line. Restrict access to local accounts and ensure users enable two-factor authentication while upgrades are applied.",
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}

published 2026-11-03 18:16Z
last change 2026-11-03 18:45Z

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