Misskey: Denial of service resulting from insufficient cleanup processing during file uploads
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-103937 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | GitHub_M |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-10-13 19:17:54 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-16 20:04:29 UTC |
| Description | Misskey is an open source, federated social media platform. From 13.0.0 until 2025.4.1 and from 2025.5.0 until 2026.7.0, cleanup processing may not execute during file uploads. Repeated uploads can exhaust storage or file descriptors and deny service regardless of whether federation is enabled. This issue is fixed in version 2026.7.0. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 8.7 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/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
EPSS: 0.005010000 probability, percentile 0.415620000 (date 2026-10-16)
Problem Types: CWE-459 | CWE-459 CWE-459: Incomplete Cleanup
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 8.7 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | DECLARED | 8.7 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowAttack Requirements
NonePrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighSub Conf.
NoneSub Integrity
NoneSub Availability
NoneCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/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
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Misskey-dev | Misskey | affected >= 12.0.0, <= 13.14.2 | Not specified |
| CNA | Misskey-dev | Misskey | affected >= 2023.9.0-beta.1, < 2025.4.1 | Not specified |
| CNA | Misskey-dev | Misskey | affected >= 2025.5.0, < 2026.7.0 | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/misskey-dev/misskey/pull/17750 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/misskey-dev/misskey/releases/tag/2026.7.0 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/misskey-dev/misskey/commit/3f28489fb856e6e07a16290f3ea1e12615... | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/misskey-dev/misskey/security/advisories/GHSA-m9xp-2fvm-pfmq | [email protected] | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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