# CVE-2026-120450: LaraDashboard improper authorization in email send tool

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-120450-laradashboard-1-4-0-before-1-4-9-contains-an-improper  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-02. Updated: 2026-11-02  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-120450 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.3 · Published 2026-11-02

LaraDashboard is a Laravel-based administrative dashboard application. Authenticated users with only read-only email template permissions can exploit an authorization flaw in the MCP (Model Context Protocol) email-sending tool to send arbitrary emails as the application, enabling phishing or spam attacks without proper permission checks.

Technologies: [LaraDashboard](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/laradashboard). Vendors: [LaraDashboard](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/laradashboard).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-120450 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-120450 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-120450?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 2 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** LaraDashboard 1.4.0 to 1.4.8.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-120450?** Yes: fixed in 1.4.9. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-120450 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-120450?** Check whether you run LaraDashboard at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 1.4.9

## Technical details

The SendEmailTool MCP endpoint checks for the ability 'mcp:email.send' and permission 'email_template.view', but does not properly enforce that only users with send authorization can actually transmit emails. An authenticated user holding the read-only email_template.view permission can mint an MCP token and invoke the send-email tool with arbitrary recipient, subject, and HTML body parameters. The vulnerability exists in versions 1.4.0 through 1.4.8 and is fixed in 1.4.9.

## Affected products

- LaraDashboard LaraDashboard 1.4.0 to 1.4.8

## Timeline

- 2026-11-02: disclosed: CVE-2026-120450 published

## References

- [https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/blob/v1.4.8/app/Mcp/Tools/SendEmailTool.php](https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/blob/v1.4.8/app/Mcp/Tools/SendEmailTool.php)
- [https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/commit/5955d725683b1e63af8c38a149211d6151465aed](https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/commit/5955d725683b1e63af8c38a149211d6151465aed)

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