CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-39937

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.26%

18th percentile - higher than 18% of all known CVEs

Summary

The CentralAuth extension of MediaWiki improperly removes sensitive information before storage or transfer, leading to resource leak exposure. The issue is fixed on the master branch and in versions 1.43, 1.44, and 1.45.

Risk Assessment

Sensitive data may be exposed to unauthorized parties, compromising confidentiality and potentially enabling further attacks.

Recommendation

Update MediaWiki and the CentralAuth extension to the patched versions (1.43, 1.44, or 1.45).

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Improper removal of sensitive information before storage or transfer vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - CentralAuth Extension allows Resource Leak Exposure. The issue has been remediated on the `master` branch, and in the release branches for MediaWiki versions 1.43, 1.44, and 1.45.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS