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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-40305 · published 17 April 2026

CVE-2026-40305: Dnnsoftware dotnetnuke improper authorization vulnerability

DDnnsoftware · Dotnetnuke

DNN (formerly DotNetNuke) is an open-source web content management platform (CMS) in the Microsoft ecosystem. Starting in version 6.0.0 and prior to version 10.2.2, in the friends feature, a user could craft a request that would force the acceptance of a friend request on another user. Version 10.2.2 patches the issue.

4.3 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.31% · top 79.1% CWE-285 · Improper authorization
4.3CVSS 3.1 base score
0.31%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

DNN (formerly DotNetNuke) is an open-source web content management platform (CMS) in the Microsoft ecosystem. Starting in version 6.0.0 and prior to version 10.2.2, in the friends feature, a user could craft a request that would force the acceptance of a friend request on another user. Version 10.2.2 patches the issue.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform/releases/tag/v10.2.2 Release Notes
https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform/security/advisories/GHSA-fpj4-9qhx-5m6m Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-40305), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.