CVE-2026-44166
7.6 · HIGHOverview
CVE-2026-44166 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting pocketbase pocketbase. It was published on May 12, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.6 (HIGH).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.6, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
Pocketbase is an open source web backend written in go. Prior to 0.22.42 and 0.37.4, in some situations, if an attacker knows the email address of the victim they can create and link an unverified PocketBase user in advance by authenticating with one of the OAuth2 app providers, e.g. "A". When the victim gets invited or decides to sign up to your app on their own with provider "B" (PocketBase OAuth2 auth requires to be with a different provider because we don't allow multiple OAuth2 accounts from the same provider to be associated to a single PocketBase user), the user created previously by the attacker will be autolinked, upgraded to "verified" and its old password reset. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.22.42 and 0.37.4.
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from pocketbase. Update pocketbase to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| pocketbase | pocketbase | >= 0, < 0.22.42 | Affected |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2026-44166?
CVE-2026-44166 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting pocketbase pocketbase. It was published on May 12, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.6 (HIGH).
How severe is CVE-2026-44166?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.6, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-44166?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from pocketbase. Update pocketbase to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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