CVE-2026-23844: Whisper Money is a personal finance application

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-23844?

whisper money: upgrade to 0.1.5. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2026-23844 being exploited?

CVE-2026-23844 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2026-23844 affect?

CVE-2026-23844 affects whisper money. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.3). Whisper Money is a personal finance application. Versions prior to 0.1.5 have an insecure direct object reference vulnerability. A user can update/create account balances in other users' bank accounts. Version 0.1.5 fixes the issue.

Q: How urgent is CVE-2026-23844?

Priority 18/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Routine

MEDIUM 4.3UPGRADE

CVE-2026-23844 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.3) affecting whisper money. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Whisper Money is a personal finance application. Versions prior to 0.1.5 have an insecure direct object reference vulnerability. A user can update/create account balances in other users' bank accounts. Version 0.1.5 fixes the issue.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.3 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.2% (top 87%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-488, CWE-639
Published	2026-01-19
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): GitHub, Inc. · Vendor: whisper.money

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2026-01-19 21:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 10:22 UTCUpdated Record last modified

whisper.money whisper money UPGRADE

Affected: < 0.1.5

Fixed in: 0.1.5

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy whisper-money || rpm -q whisper-money || whisper-money --version

2. UPGRADE to 0.1.5 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade whisper-money

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade whisper-money

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2026-23844?

whisper money: upgrade to 0.1.5. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2026-23844 being exploited?

CVE-2026-23844 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2026-23844 affect?

CVE-2026-23844 affects whisper money. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.3). Whisper Money is a personal finance application. Versions prior to 0.1.5 have an insecure direct object reference vulnerability. A user can update/create account balances in other users' bank accounts. Version 0.1.5 fixes the issue.

How urgent is CVE-2026-23844?

Priority 18/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

References

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