Bug 2448858 (CVE-2026-32700) - CVE-2026-32700 devise: Devise: Unauthorized email confirmation due to a race condition
Summary: CVE-2026-32700 devise: Devise: Unauthorized email confirmation due to a race ...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-32700
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2448918 2448919 2448920 2448921 2448922 2448923 2448924 2448925
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Reported: 2026-03-18 21:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-03-19 00:03 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-03-18 21:02:14 UTC
Devise is an authentication solution for Rails based on Warden. Prior to version 5.0.3, a race condition in Devise's Confirmable module allows an attacker to confirm an email address they do not own. This affects any Devise application using the `reconfirmable` option (the default when using Confirmable with email changes). By sending two concurrent email change requests, an attacker can desynchronize the `confirmation_token` and `unconfirmed_email` fields. The confirmation token is sent to an email the attacker controls, but the `unconfirmed_email` in the database points to a victim's email address. When the attacker uses the token, the victim's email is confirmed on the attacker's account. This is patched in Devise v5.0.3. Users should upgrade as soon as possible. As a workaround, applications can override a specific method from Devise models to force `unconfirmed_email` to be persisted when unchanged. Note that Mongoid does not seem to respect that `will_change!` should force the attribute to be persisted, even if it did not really change, so the user might have to implement a workaround similar to Devise by setting `changed_attributes["unconfirmed_email"] = nil` as well.


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