CVE-2026-47188: Improper Encoding

Description

Quest Bot is an opensource modern Discord Bot built for moderation, utilities and support. Prior to version 1.0.5, the latest release suppresses mentions in several moderation commands, but /unban and /unwarn still echo user-controlled reason text in public bot messages without allowedMentions. A moderator can use @everyone or @here in the reason and make the bot send a mass ping. This issue has been patched in version 1.0.5.

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EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0024

Probability of exploitation

0.14%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-116 CWE-116

References

Other References

https://github.com/duck-organization/questbot/releases/tag/questbot-v1.0.5 https://github.com/duck-organization/questbot/security/advisories/GHSA-r978-qqg9-vvxw https://github.com/duck-organization/questbot/security/advisories/GHSA-r978-qqg9-vvxw

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-47188? +

Quest Bot is an opensource modern Discord Bot built for moderation, utilities and support. Prior to version 1.0.5, the latest release suppresses mentions in several moderation commands, but /unban and /unwarn still echo user-controlled reason text in public bot messages without allowedMentions. A moderator can use @everyone or @here in the reason and make the bot send a mass ping. This issue has been patched in version 1.0.5.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-47188? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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