---
id: CVE-2026-93960
title: A vulnerability was identified in Pixelfed up to 0.12.11
summary: >-
  A vulnerability was identified in Pixelfed up to 0.12.11. Impacted is the
  function instancePeers of the file
  app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php of the component OAuth Scope
  Handler. Such manipulation of the argument ID leads to…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-287
  - CWE-306
product: Pixelfed
affected:
  - Pixelfed 0.12.0
  - Pixelfed 0.12.1
  - Pixelfed 0.12.2
  - Pixelfed 0.12.3
  - Pixelfed 0.12.4
  - Pixelfed 0.12.5
  - Pixelfed 0.12.6
  - Pixelfed 0.12.7
  - Pixelfed 0.12.8
  - Pixelfed 0.12.9
  - Pixelfed 0.12.10
  - Pixelfed 0.12.11
published: '2026-09-20'
updated: '2026-09-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-22T19:16:58.623'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-93960'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/68dca5097305fa0065d029587b2233524636025a
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/issues/6643'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/pull/6774'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/releases/tag/v0.12.10'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-93960'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/944207'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/407919'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/407919/cti'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/944207'
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00577
epssPercentile: 0.45138
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-22T18:19:01.638760Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-20T04:13:53.005Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability was identified in Pixelfed up to 0.12.11. Impacted is the function instancePeers of the file app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php of the component OAuth Scope Handler. Such manipulation of the argument ID leads to missing authentication. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 0.12.10 is recommended to address this issue. The name of the patch is 68dca5097305fa0065d029587b2233524636025a. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.