9.8
/ 10
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
Known is a social publishing platform. Prior to 1.6.3, a Critical Broken Authentication vulnerability exists in Known 1.6.2 and earlier. The application leaks the password reset token within a hidden HTML input field on the password reset page. This allows any unauthenticated attacker to retrieve the reset token for any user by simply querying the user's email, leading to full Account Takeover (ATO) without requiring access to the victim's email inbox. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.6.3.
AI Analysis
Critical Broken Authentication vulnerability in Known social publishing platform, allowing unauthenticated attackers to retrieve password reset tokens and take over user accounts.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2026-26273
Source
GitHub_M
Published
Feb 13, 2026 at 21:45
Affected Product
Vendor
idno
Product
known
Version
< 1.6.3
Affected Versions
idno known < 1.6.3
CWE Classification
AI Assessment
AI Score
9.8 / 10
AI Severity
Critical
Vendor
idno
Product
Known
Version
< 1.6.3