# CVE-2026-42071: MantisBT: Private Bugnote Attachment Content Leak via REST API

- Also known as: GHSA-PW5X-2MF9-3XC8
- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.28.2
- Published: 2026-05-28 · Updated: 2026-05-29

## Affected

- mantisbt: from 2.23.0, fixed in 2.28.2
- mantisbt/mantisbt (Packagist): from 2.23.0, fixed in 2.28.2

## Description

Mantis Bug Tracker (MantisBT) is an open source issue tracker. From 2.23.0 to 2.28.1, a missing authorization check in MantisBT's file visibility function allows any authenticated user (REPORTER+) to download attachments on private bugnotes they should not be able to access, via the REST API endpoint GET /api/rest/issues/{id}/files and SOAP API mc_issue_attachment_get endpoint. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.28.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on mantisbt, mantisbt/mantisbt, upgrade to a fixed version (2.28.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/security/advisories/GHSA-pw5x-2mf9-3xc8
- https://github.com/mantisbt/mantisbt/commit/029d9d203d9e4ae96b3e59d552fa7395cc1e5071
- https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=27039
- https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=36985
- https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=37092

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