CVE-2025-68148

FreshRSS globally denies access to feed via proxy modifying to 429 Retry-After

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM UTC
Updated: October 13, 2026 at 09:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFreshRSS

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
PoC

Description

FreshRSS is a free, self-hostable RSS aggregator. From version 1.27.0 to before 1.28.0, An attacker could globally deny access to feeds via proxy modifying to 429 Retry-After for a large list of feeds on given instance, making it unusable for majority of users. This issue has been patched in version 1.28.0.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

1.27.0 ≤ v < 1.28.0
Affected range stops below 1.28.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/security/advisories/GHSA-qw34-frg7-gf78
x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/pull/8029

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-770

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