Emails sent by pretix can utilize placeholders that will be filled with customer data. For example, when {name}
is used in an email template, it will be replaced with the buyer's
name for the final email. This mechanism contained a security-relevant bug:
It was possible to exfiltrate information about the pretix system through specially crafted placeholder names such as {{event.__init__.__code__.co_filename}}.
This way, an attacker with the ability to control email templates
(usually every user of the pretix backend) could retrieve sensitive
information from the system configuration, including even database
passwords or API keys. pretix does include mechanisms to prevent the usage of such
malicious placeholders, however due to a mistake in the code, they were
not fully effective for this plugin.
Out of caution, we recommend that you rotate all passwords and API keys contained in your pretix.cfg https://docs.pretix.eu/self-hosting/config/ file.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://pretix.eu/about/en/blog/20260216-release-2026-1-1/ | Patch Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
02 Mar 2026, 20:24
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://pretix.eu/about/en/blog/20260216-release-2026-1-1/ - Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.5 |
| First Time |
Pretix
Pretix pretix |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:pretix:pretix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
18 Feb 2026, 17:52
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|---|---|---|
| Summary |
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16 Feb 2026, 11:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-02-16 11:15
Updated : 2026-03-02 20:24
NVD link : CVE-2026-2452
Mitre link : CVE-2026-2452
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-2452
JSON object : View
Products Affected
pretix
- pretix
CWE
CWE-627
Dynamic Variable Evaluation
