CVE-2026-47181
Published: 11 June 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-47181 is a high-severity Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Account Manipulation (T1098); ranked at the 16.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-36292
Vulnerability details
PenguinMod-BackendApi is the backend api for penguinmod. Prior to version 1.0.0, a NoSQL injection vulnerability in the password reset endpoint allows any authenticated user to change the password of an account, leading to full account takeover. An attacker only needs…
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a registered account and a valid password reset token for their own account. This issue has been patched in version 1.0.0.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
NoSQL injection in password reset endpoint directly enables unauthorized account password changes (T1098 Account Manipulation) via exploitation of the backend API (T1190).
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Security testing and developer training directly verify and enforce proper input validation, reducing exploitability of injection and malformed-data weaknesses.
Security testing and evaluation at multiple SDLC stages directly detects missing or flawed input validation, with the required remediation process ensuring fixes are applied.
Directly implements checks on information inputs to reject invalid data before processing.
Spam protection mechanisms perform filtering and detection on inbound/outbound messages, directly compensating for missing or weak input validation of unsolicited content.