Description
Unleash is an open-source feature management platform. Prior to 8.0.3, the change-request approval email template at src/mailtemplates/requested-cr-approval/requested-cr-approval.html.mustache renders the user-controlled changeRequestTitle, requesterName, and requesterEmail values without HTML escaping, and sendRequestedCRApprovalEmail passes those values to Mustache rendering. A project member who can create a change request when approval emails are enabled can inject HTML into an approver's notification, allowing forged links, tracking content, or visually altered email content. This issue is fixed in version 8.0.3.
Published: 2026-09-22
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Email content injection can enable phishing, tracking, or visual defacement of approval emails.
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

A user with permissions to create change requests in Unleash can inject unescaped HTML, requester information, and change request titles into the approval email template. The injected content is rendered directly in the recipient’s mailbox, allowing forged links, tracking pixels, or altered visual appearance. The vulnerability resides in the mustache template rendering without escaping user input and is not a remote code execution flaw, but it enables the sender to manipulate the email content seen by approvers.

Affected Systems

Unleash feature management platform, any version earlier than 8.0.3. The issue is mitigated in release 8.0.3, which adds HTML escaping for the change request title, requester name, and requester email fields within the approval notification template.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 2.1 indicates low overall risk, and the EPSS score is not available. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Exploitation requires the attacker to have legitimate project‑member rights to create a change request with arbitrary title text. The attack vector thus is through the internal change‑request workflow rather than an externally reachable input, but an exploited email could be used for social engineering by the approver or other recipients.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 22, 2026 at 21:28 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade to Unleash version 8.0.3 or newer.
  • Disable change‑request approval emails if an upgrade is not immediately possible.
  • Restrict permission to create change requests to trusted users or enforce stricter approval workflows.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 22, 2026 at 21:28 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7hvx-28gp-mf6j Unleash: CR-approval email renders user-controlled raw HTML
History

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Unleash
Unleash unleash
Vendors & Products Unleash
Unleash unleash

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Unleash is an open-source feature management platform. Prior to 8.0.3, the change-request approval email template at src/mailtemplates/requested-cr-approval/requested-cr-approval.html.mustache renders the user-controlled changeRequestTitle, requesterName, and requesterEmail values without HTML escaping, and sendRequestedCRApprovalEmail passes those values to Mustache rendering. A project member who can create a change request when approval emails are enabled can inject HTML into an approver's notification, allowing forged links, tracking content, or visually altered email content. This issue is fixed in version 8.0.3.
Title Unleash: CR-approval email renders user-controlled raw HTML
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 2.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-22T20:18:25.219Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T22:43:14.891Z

Link: CVE-2026-76909

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-22T21:17:31.880

Modified: 2026-09-22T21:17:31.880

Link: CVE-2026-76909

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-22T21:45:05Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')