Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in AzuraCast - CVE-2026-42606
Published: April 23, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU127153
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-42606
CWE-ID: CWE-640
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to take over user accounts and bypass two-factor authentication.
The vulnerability exists due to a weak password recovery mechanism in the ApplyXForwarded middleware and password reset flow when handling a forgot-password request with a client-supplied X-Forwarded-Host header. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted password reset request to take over user accounts and bypass two-factor authentication.
User interaction is required because the victim must click the poisoned password reset link.
Affected software
AzuraCast
How to mitigate CVE-2026-42606
Install security update from vendor's website.
AzuraCast - update to 0.23.5