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An attacker with a stolen session cookie or access to an unattended signed-in browser can set a new password and lock the owner out.","severity":"medium","cvss":6.0,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["go","miniflux","package","self-hosted"],"not_affected_if":["no-shared-devices","version-2.3.5-or-later"],"how_to_check":"- Check the Miniflux version: `miniflux -version` or the version shown in the web interface footer\n- Confirm whether the version is below `2.3.5`","fix":"- Miniflux: upgrade to `2.3.5` or later","status":"open","published_at":"2026-11-13T10:18:12+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-13T10:47:33+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-11-13T10:56:31+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-13T10:56:31+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.7,"triage":{"at":"2026-11-13T10:56:31Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Miniflux: upgrade to `2.3.5` or later","reach":"internet","title":"Miniflux: password change skips current-password check, enabling account takeover","impact":"medium","summary":"Miniflux, a self-hosted RSS reader, lets a signed-in session change the account password without entering the current one. 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Hosted or managed Miniflux setups are affected only if the provider runs a vulnerable version. Exposure requires a stolen session cookie or an unattended signed-in browser, so shared or public devices carry more risk.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"fix_status":"available","audience":"businesses","plain_action":null,"pkeys":[],"ptokens":[],"labels":["go","medium","miniflux","package","selfhosted"],"campaign_type":null,"search_a":"'-128331':14A,17A '-2026':13A,16A 'account':10A 'chang':3A 'check':8A 'current':6A 'current-password':5A 'cve':12A,15A 'enabl':9A 'miniflux':1A 'password':2A,7A 'skip':4A 'takeov':11A","search_b":"'access':54B 'account':39B 'attack':47B 'browser':61B 'chang':37B 'cooki':52B 'current':44B 'enter':42B 'go':18B 'host':23B,28B 'let':31B 'lock':68B 'miniflux':19B,24B 'new':65B 'one':45B 'owner':70B 'packag':20B 'password':40B,66B 'reader':30B 'rss':29B 'self':22B,27B 'self-host':21B,26B 'session':36B,51B 'set':63B 'sign':34B,59B 'signed-in':33B,58B 'stolen':50B 'unattend':57B 'without':41B","search_c":"'2.3.5':73C 'account':92C,124C 'allow':81C 'attack':99C 'chang':78C,90C 'contain':74C 'cooki':104C 'current':97C 'devic':107C 'field':112C 'holder':82C 'lock':116C 'miniflux':71C 'new':110C 'owner':119C 'password':77C,93C,98C,111C 'session':88C,103C 'sign':86C 'signed-in':85C 'stolen':102C 'submit':109C 'suppli':95C 'take':121C 'unattend':106C 'unverifi':76C 'updateset':114C 'via':113C 'vulner':79C 'without':94C","cause_entry":null,"cause_path":null,"disclosures_checked_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-11-12T04:34:34+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","cvss_by":"disclosure@vulncheck.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-128331","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-128331","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-13T10:18:12+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-13T10:18:12+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-13T10:47:33+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-13T10:47:33+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[{"id":145452,"url":"https://github.com/miniflux/v2/commit/f654f7c7675e5c4cbd6ef5bb5858aa8d9bdf2af1","title":"Patch: github.com","kind":"other","source":"nvd","publisher":"vendor","text":null,"published_at":null,"relation":"fix","confidence":null,"note":"Patch: github.com"},{"id":145449,"url":"https://github.com/miniflux/v2/releases/tag/v2.3.5","title":"Release notes: github.com","kind":"release","source":"nvd","publisher":"vendor","text":null,"published_at":null,"relation":"fix","confidence":null,"note":"Release notes: github.com"},{"id":145450,"url":"https://github.com/miniflux/v2/security/advisories/GHSA-ch38-3q93-fwg8","title":"Vendor advisory: github.com","kind":"vendor","source":"nvd","publisher":"vendor","text":null,"published_at":"2026-11-12T04:34:34+00:00","relation":"advisory","confidence":null,"note":"Vendor advisory: github.com"},{"id":145455,"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/miniflux-before-2.3.5-password-change-without-current-password-via-settings-form","title":"Third-party advisory: www.vulncheck.com","kind":"advisory","source":"nvd","publisher":"research","text":null,"published_at":null,"relation":"advisory","confidence":null,"note":"Third-party advisory: www.vulncheck.com"}],"disclosures":[],"exploit_sources":[],"notice":"Free to read, with fair use of about 60 pages a minute. 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