Description
changedetection.io's /settings save handler builds an update dict from form.data['application'] and blind-merges it into the stored application settings via .update.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| dgtlmoon | changedetection.io | 0.55.7 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
GitHub 1 repository
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Nel-droid/CVE-2026-71204-PoC ★ 0 · Aug 16, 2026
PoC: changedetection.io settings blind-merge mass assignment (CVE-2026-71204, Medium 6.3)
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io third-party-advisory