What is CVE-2026-34736?

CVE-2026-34736 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openedx Openedx-platform, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-04-02.

How severe is CVE-2026-34736?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Openedx Openedx-platform

CVE-2026-34736

Open edX Platform enables the authoring and delivery of online learning at any scale. From the maple release to before the ulmo release, an unauthenticated attacker can fully bypass the email verification process by combining two issues: t…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.001 (26.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Openedx Openedx-platform — versions >= maple, < ulmo

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

https://github.com/openedx/openedx-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-m6rg-rp98-4crw (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
https://github.com/openedx/openedx-platform/commit/ad342ae16e6af0b46460ca05f47697ac755feba8 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-34736?: CVE-2026-34736 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openedx Openedx-platform, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2026-34736?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.