Description
Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. FASP registration requires manual approval by an administrator. In versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.13 and 4.5.0 through 4.5.6, an unauthenticated attacker can register a FASP with an attacker-chosen `base_url` that includes or resolves to a local / internal address, leading to the Mastodon server making requests to that address. This only affects Mastodon servers that have opted in to testing the experimental FASP feature by setting the environment variable `EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES` to a value including `fasp`. An attacker can force the Mastodon server to make http(s) requests to internal systems. While they cannot control the full URL that is being requested (only the prefix) and cannot see the result of those requests, vulnerabilities or other undesired behavior could be triggered in those systems. The fix is included in the 4.4.14 and 4.5.7 releases. Admins that are actively testing the experimental "fasp" feature should update their systems. Servers not using the experimental feature flag `fasp` are not affected.
Published: 2026-02-24
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Server‑Side Request Forgery
Action: Patch Update
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History

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:joinmastodon:mastodon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Joinmastodon
Joinmastodon mastodon
Vendors & Products Joinmastodon
Joinmastodon mastodon

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. FASP registration requires manual approval by an administrator. In versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.13 and 4.5.0 through 4.5.6, an unauthenticated attacker can register a FASP with an attacker-chosen `base_url` that includes or resolves to a local / internal address, leading to the Mastodon server making requests to that address. This only affects Mastodon servers that have opted in to testing the experimental FASP feature by setting the environment variable `EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES` to a value including `fasp`. An attacker can force the Mastodon server to make http(s) requests to internal systems. While they cannot control the full URL that is being requested (only the prefix) and cannot see the result of those requests, vulnerabilities or other undesired behavior could be triggered in those systems. The fix is included in the 4.4.14 and 4.5.7 releases. Admins that are actively testing the experimental "fasp" feature should update their systems. Servers not using the experimental feature flag `fasp` are not affected.
Title Mastodon has SSRF via unvalidated FASP Provider base_url
Weaknesses CWE-918
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U'}


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Joinmastodon Mastodon
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-26T19:29:12.052Z

Reserved: 2026-02-19T19:46:03.539Z

Link: CVE-2026-27477

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-02-24T20:27:50.173

Modified: 2026-02-26T21:17:15.260

Link: CVE-2026-27477

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-17T15:45:15Z

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