---
id: "CVE-2026-120450"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-120450"]
title: "LaraDashboard: read-only users can send arbitrary email via MCP tool"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "ai-tooling"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["ai-tooling", "laradashboard", "laravel", "mcp", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["mcp-disabled", "version-1.4.9-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-02T15:17:28+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-02T15:24:03+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-02T15:26:27+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120450", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-02T15:24:03+00:00"}]
---

# LaraDashboard: read-only users can send arbitrary email via MCP tool

LaraDashboard 1.4.0 before 1.4.9 lets an authenticated user with only read-only email template permission call the MCP send-email tool. An attacker can use it to send arbitrary phishing or spam from the site's own mailer.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed LaraDashboard version and whether it is below `1.4.9`
- Confirm whether the MCP server is enabled and which roles hold `email_template.view`
- Review mail logs for unexpected outbound messages sent through the MCP send-email tool

## Fix

- Upgrade LaraDashboard to `1.4.9` or later (the fixed version named in the sources)

## Timeline

- 2026-11-02T15:24:03+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120450

## Documents

- [advisory] Vendor advisory: github.com https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/security/advisories/GHSA-gjfv-h634-pxpv
- [advisory] Third-party advisory: www.vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/laradashboard-1.4.0-before-1.4.9-improper-authorization-via-mcp-send-email-tool
- [fix] Patch: github.com https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/commit/5955d725683b1e63af8c38a149211d6151465aed
- [fix] Release notes: github.com https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/releases/tag/v1.4.9

## From the sources

LaraDashboard 1.4.0 before 1.4.9 contains an improper authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated users with read-only email_template.view permission to send arbitrary emails via the MCP send-email tool. Attackers can mint an MCP token and call send-email with any recipient, subject, and raw HTML body to deliver phishing or spam from the site's mailer.

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