Known is a social publishing platform. Prior to 1.6.3, a Critical Broken Authentication vulnerability exists in Known 1.6.2 and earlier. The application leaks the password reset token within a hidden HTML input field on the password reset page. This allows any unauthenticated attacker to retrieve the reset token for any user by simply querying the user's email, leading to full Account Takeover (ATO) without requiring access to the victim's email inbox. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.6.3.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/idno/known/commit/8439a0747471559fb1ea9f074b929d390f27e66a | Patch |
| https://github.com/idno/known/releases/tag/1.6.3 | Product Release Notes |
| https://github.com/idno/known/security/advisories/GHSA-78wq-6gcv-w28r | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
18 Feb 2026, 21:01
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://github.com/idno/known/commit/8439a0747471559fb1ea9f074b929d390f27e66a - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/idno/known/releases/tag/1.6.3 - Product, Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/idno/known/security/advisories/GHSA-78wq-6gcv-w28r - Exploit, Vendor Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:withknown:known:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-noinfo | |
| First Time |
Withknown
Withknown known |
13 Feb 2026, 22:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-02-13 22:16
Updated : 2026-02-18 21:01
NVD link : CVE-2026-26273
Mitre link : CVE-2026-26273
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-26273
JSON object : View
Products Affected
withknown
- known
CWE
CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-640Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password
NVD-CWE-noinfo