What is CVE-2025-30741?

CVE-2025-30741 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pixelfed, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-03-25.

How severe is CVE-2025-30741?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Pixelfed

CVE-2025-30741

Pixelfed before 0.12.5 allows anyone to follow private accounts and see private posts on other Fediverse servers. This affects users elsewhere in the Fediverse, if they otherwise have any followers from a Pixelfed instance.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (21.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Pixelfed — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-30741?: CVE-2025-30741 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pixelfed, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-03-25.
How severe is CVE-2025-30741?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.