Description
transmission through 4.1.1 was found to have a clickjacking weakness in the browser-facing WebUI and RPC response paths.
Published: 2026-06-02
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

A clickjacking flaw exists in the transmission WebUI and in RPC responses that can allow an attacker to trick users into clicking on elements they do not intend, potentially lifting control of the application workflow. This weakness does not provide direct code execution but can result in unintended actions performed by the web interface, compromising user intent. The flaw is identified as a typical iframe or overlay attack surface, which violates the confidentiality and integrity of user interactions.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects Transmission versions up to and including 4.1.1. Users running any of these releases expose the WebUI endpoint and RPC call format to exploitation. Versions newer than 4.1.1 are not stated as affected, implying the fix is likely present in later releases.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score is 5.3 and the EPSS score is less than 1%, indicating a moderate severity but low exploitation probability. Because the vulnerability relies on a browser component, an attacker would need to trick the user into visiting a malicious site that frames the targeted Transmission interface or to inject malicious client requests to the RPC endpoint. No known exploitation package has been reported, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The lack of publicly disclosed exploitation suggests a lower short‑term risk, but the nature of clickjacking makes any authenticated or unauthenticated user susceptible if the interface is exposed to untrusted networks.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on June 5, 2026 at 18:41 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Transmission to version 4.1.2 or later, which includes the clickjacking fix.
  • If an immediate upgrade is not possible, configure the web server or proxy to send the HTTP header X‑Frame‑Options: SAMEORIGIN or adopt a Content Security Policy with frame‑ancestors set to the local domain to block framing.
  • Restrict external access to the Transmission WebUI and RPC interfaces by placing them behind an authentication layer or firewall that allows only trusted IP ranges.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on June 5, 2026 at 18:41 UTC.

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8404-1 Transmission vulnerability
History

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Clickjacking Vulnerability in Transmission WebUI and RPC Responses

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-113
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Transmissionbt
Transmissionbt transmission
Vendors & Products Transmissionbt
Transmissionbt transmission

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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Title Clickjacking Vulnerability in Transmission WebUI and RPC Responses
Weaknesses CWE-1021

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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Description transmission through 4.1.1 was found to have a clickjacking weakness in the browser-facing WebUI and RPC response paths.
References

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Transmissionbt Transmission
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-05T16:49:43.976Z

Reserved: 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-38978

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-04T15:55:42.923Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-06-02T16:16:38.157

Modified: 2026-06-05T18:17:17.323

Link: CVE-2026-38978

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-05T18:45:06Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-1021

    Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames

  • CWE-113

    Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Request/Response Splitting')