fastschema up to 0.15.1 pkg/auth/local.go sendOTPEmail null pointer dereference
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Summary
A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in fastschema up to 0.15.1. Affected by this vulnerability is the function sendOTPEmail of the file pkg/auth/local.go. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference.
This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-72582. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability was found in fastschema up to 0.15.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function sendOTPEmail of the file pkg/auth/local.go. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in fastschema through v0.15.1 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to crash the server process with a single HTTP request. The sendOTPEmail function in pkg/auth/local.go dereferences a pointer obtained from an unchecked error path without validating it is non-nil, causing a fatal panic that terminates the entire server when a recovery request is sent to the /api/auth/local/recover endpoint.
The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-72582 since 08/10/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Exploiting
Class: Null pointer dereferenceCWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
08/10/2026 Advisory disclosed08/10/2026 CVE reserved
08/10/2026 VulDB entry created
08/10/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: github.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2026-72582 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-72582
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-387420
Entry
Created: 08/10/2026 13:37Changes: 08/10/2026 13:37 (53)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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