# CVE-2026-47196: Quest Bot improper input validation in automod command

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-47196-quest-bot-improper-input-validation-in-automod-command  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-06-12. Updated: 2026-06-12  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-47196 · Severity: info · CVSS 8.4 · Published 2026-06-12

Quest Bot is an open-source tool used to manage and moderate Discord servers. A flaw in its automated moderation system allows users with certain administrative permissions to inadvertently or maliciously cause the bot to delete every new message sent in the server. This results in a total disruption of communication and community operations until the faulty configuration is manually removed.

Technologies: [Duck-Organization Quest Bot](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/quest-bot). Vendors: [Duck-Organization](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/duck-organization).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-47196 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-47196 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-47196?** Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 8.4, published 12 June 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Duck-Organization Quest Bot < 1.1.6.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-47196?** A patch was published on 2026-05-21: Version 1.1.6 released Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-47196 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-47196?** Check whether you run Duck-Organization Quest Bot 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.

## Technical details

The 'automod add' command in Quest Bot trims user input but fails to verify if the resulting string is empty. If a user provides only whitespace, an empty string is stored in the database as a forbidden word. The message listener component uses the JavaScript 'content.includes()' method to check incoming messages against the forbidden list; since any string includes an empty string, the condition evaluates to true for every message. This leads to the immediate deletion of all guild messages by the bot. The vulnerability requires 'Manage Guild' permissions to exploit and has been patched in version 1.1.6.

## Affected products

- duck-organization Quest Bot < 1.1.6

## Timeline

- 2026-05-18: advisory: GitHub Security Advisory published
- 2026-05-21: patched: Version 1.1.6 released
- 2026-06-12: disclosed: CVE published to NVD

## References

- [https://github.com/duck-organization/questbot/releases/tag/questbot-v1.1.6](https://github.com/duck-organization/questbot/releases/tag/questbot-v1.1.6)
- [https://github.com/duck-organization/questbot/security/advisories/GHSA-fgwg-6px5-cxp5](https://github.com/duck-organization/questbot/security/advisories/GHSA-fgwg-6px5-cxp5)

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