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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-55598

PinePods is a complete, self-hosted podcast management system written in Rust.

PinePods is a complete, self-hosted podcast management system written in Rust. Prior to 0.9.0, an authenticated user can subscribe to an attacker-controlled RSS feed through POST /api/data/add_podcast in rust-api/src/handlers/podcasts.rs. get_podcast_values and add_episodes in rust-api/src/database.

At a glance

Exploited
Not known
Severity
9.1 Critical (CVSS 3.1)
Chance of exploitation
Not estimated
Sources
1 source

What to do

Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and fixes.

Read NVD CVE-2026-55598 (opens a new tab)

What happened

PinePods is a complete, self-hosted podcast management system written in Rust. Prior to 0.9.0, an authenticated user can subscribe to an attacker-controlled RSS feed through POST /api/data/add_podcast in rust-api/src/handlers/podcasts.rs. get_podcast_values and add_episodes in rust-api/src/database.rs parse the feed with feed-rs and store the <enclosure url> verbatim in Episodes.

episodeurl without destination host/IP validation. POST /api/data/download_podcast invokes spawn_download_podcast_episode and download_episode_and_wait() in rust-api/src/services/tasks.rs, which sends a reqwest GET to the stored URL and saves and records the response in DownloadedEpisodes for later retrieval. The estimate_duration_from_audio_url_async() path in rust-api/src/database.

rs also sends an unvalidated HEAD during feed add/refresh. Default redirect following permits an initially external enclosure URL to redirect to an internal target.

A low-privilege user can make server-side GET/HEAD requests to reachable loopback, private-network and cloud metadata services and read downloaded internal responses, enabling internal-service enumeration, confidential-data disclosure and possible metadata credential theft. Episode downloading requires server downloads to be enabled, which is the default; self-service signup is supported.

Continue reading

This issue is fixed in version 0.9.0.

Scores and how they were measured

CVSS base severity

9.1

Version 3.1As of

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

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How bad it is if exploited. Not a prediction of exploitation or proof you are exposed.

EPSS probability

Not available

A model's estimate of exploitation in the next 30 days, not certainty or your own risk.

Sources

  1. Primary source

    NVD CVE-2026-55598 (opens a new tab)

    NVD record: description, CVSS (the CNA score is preferred), affected products, and publication date. Not evidence of exploitation.

    Published Checked

  2. Primary source

    NVD CVE API 2.0 (opens a new tab)

    The NVD API page that supplied this CVE record.

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  3. Primary source

    NVD CVE API 2.0 (opens a new tab)

    The NVD API page that supplied this CVE record.

    Published Date not suppliedChecked

Cite this record

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APA

KEVWire. (2026, October 30). PinePods is a complete, self-hosted podcast management system written in Rust. (CVE-2026-55598). https://kevwire.com/record/CVE-2026-55598

MLA

"PinePods is a complete, self-hosted podcast management system written in Rust. (CVE-2026-55598)." KEVWire, 30 Oct. 2026, kevwire.com/record/CVE-2026-55598.

Chicago

KEVWire. "PinePods is a complete, self-hosted podcast management system written in Rust. (CVE-2026-55598)." Last modified October 30, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/CVE-2026-55598.

Evidence summary (plain text)

PinePods is a complete, self-hosted podcast management system written in Rust. (Oct 30, 2026).
PinePods is a complete, self-hosted podcast management system written in Rust. Prior to 0.9.0, an authenticated user can subscribe to an attacker-controlled RSS feed through POST /api/data/add_podcast in rust-api/src/handlers/podcasts.rs. get_podcast_values and add_episodes in rust-api/src/database.rs parse the feed with feed-rs and store the <enclosure url> verbatim in Episodes.episodeurl without destination host/IP validation.
CVSS 9.1 (version 3.1; evidence as of Oct 30, 2026; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55598).
Sources:
NVD CVE-2026-55598: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55598
NVD CVE API 2.0: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?lastModStartDate=2026-10-30T19:46:09.038Z&lastModEndDate=2026-10-30T21:20:56.675Z&resultsPerPage=500&startIndex=0
NVD CVE API 2.0: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?lastModStartDate=2026-10-30T19:16:05.328Z&lastModEndDate=2026-10-30T20:45:56.257Z&resultsPerPage=500&startIndex=500
Record ID: CVE-2026-55598.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
Known exploitation: Not assessed.
Zero-day status: Not assessed. KEV membership alone does not establish zero-day status.
About this data

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NVD status: Received. Publication in the NVD is not evidence of exploitation.

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