High severity · published Mar 6, 2026
CVE-2026-28681
IRRd: web UI host header injection allows password reset poisoning via attacker-controlled email links
8.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Internet Routing Registry daemon version 4 is an IRR database server, processing IRR objects in the RPSL format. From version 4.4.0 to before version 4.4.5 and from version 4.5.0 to before version 4.5.1, an attacker can manipulate the HTTP Host header on a password reset or account creation request. The confirmation link in the resulting email can then point to an attacker-controlled domain. Opening the link in the email is sufficient to pass the token to the attacker, who can then use it on the real IRRD instance to take over the account. A compromised account can then be used to modify RPSL objects maintained by the account's mntners and perform other account actions. If the user had two-factor authentication configured, which is required for users with override access, an attacker is not able to log in, even after successfully resetting the password. This issue has been patched in versions 4.4.5 and 4.5.1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IR
irrd · irrdnet
>= 4.4.0, < 4.4.5; >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.1 · source: vendor
IR
Internet Routing Registry Daemon · Internet Routing Registry Daemon Project
4.4.0 before 4.4.5; 4.5.0 before 4.5.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28681
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28681
Patch
https://github.com/irrdnet/irrd/commit/8408e0f1b9f47eb2f2e712d6153e32194df05fbb
Patch
https://github.com/irrdnet/irrd/commit/cf62df4a49d3891e80b2879d9b324d1af050000c
Mitigation
https://github.com/irrdnet/irrd/security/advisories/GHSA-22m3-c7vp-49fj
Release Notes
https://irrd.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releases/4.4.5
Release Notes
https://irrd.readthedocs.io/en/stable/releases/4.5.1
