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Medium · 6.1 CVE-2026-41426 EUVD-2026-25616GHSA-jm8c-9f3j-4378PYSEC-2026-109

pretalx: Email injection via unescaped user-controlled placeholders in pretalx mail templates

Published Apr 24, 2026 · Updated Apr 25, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

pretalx is a conference planning tool. Prior to 2026.1.0, an unauthenticated attacker can send arbitrary HTML-rendered emails from a pretalx instance's configured sender address by embedding malformed HTML or markdown link syntax in a user-controlled template placeholder such as the account display name. The most direct vector is the password-reset flow: the attacker registers an account with a malicious name, enters the victim's email address, and triggers a password reset. The resulting email is delivered from the event's legitimate sender address and passes SPF/DKIM/DMARC validation, making it a ready-made phishing vector. This vulnerability is fixed in 2026.1.0.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
pretalx pretalx < 2026.1.0 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI pretalx < 2026.1.0 2026.1.0 GHSA-jm8c-9f3j-4378

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