Transmission 4.0.0 before 4.1.3 contains a permissive CORS vulnerability in handle_request() in rpc-server.cc that
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 4.1.3 soon.
Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 01:58 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 4.1.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade transmission to 4.1.3.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| transmissiontransmission | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubtransmissionpkg:github/transmissionOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
A fixed version is available starting from Transmission 4.1.3. Users should upgrade to version 4.1.3 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, manual patching or upgrading is required. Patch status is confirmed by the version range in the description. No other mitigation steps are indicated.
Description
Transmission versions 4.0.0 up to but not including 4.1.3 have a permissive CORS vulnerability in the handle_request() function of rpc-server.cc. This flaw exposes the X-Transmission-Session-Id anti-CSRF token to any web origin, allowing malicious web pages to read the token from the 409 handshake response and reuse it to perform unauthorized RPC calls. These calls can lead to actions such as executing script-torrent-done, changing the download directory, or deleting torrents and data.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116748 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/transmission/transmission/pull/8938 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/transmission/transmission/commit/c6a1bd2017a0fea9c956737c213f23e4b0f7929e (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/transmission/transmission (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/transmission/transmission/blob/4.1.2/libtransmission/rpc-server.cc (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/transmission/transmission/releases/tag/4.1.3 (opens in a new tab)
- joshua.hu/transmission-cors-rpc-csrf-rce-drive-by-exploit (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/transmission-4.0.0-before-4.1.3-permissive-cors-leaks-rpc-anti-csrf-token (opens in a new tab)