# Twilio Authy Information Disclosure · pwn.watch

> Twilio Authy contains an information disclosure vulnerability in its API that allows an unauthenticated endpoint to accept a request containing a phone number and respond with information about whether the phone number was registered with Authy. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-07-23.

Page: https://pwn.watch/i/twilio-authy-cve-2024-39891 · generated 2026-10-22T22:00:08.805Z

## Status
- Severity: medium · status: closed · patch: patched
- Product: Twilio Authy
- Started: 2024-07-02 · closed: 2024-07-23
- CVEs: CVE-2024-39891
- Affected: See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)
- Fixed in: See vendor advisory linked in sources

## Follow this incident
- RSS (one item per update): https://pwn.watch/i/twilio-authy-cve-2024-39891/feed.xml
- JSON Feed: https://pwn.watch/i/twilio-authy-cve-2024-39891/feed.json
- Full data (timeline, sources, posts, agentBrief): https://pwn.watch/i/twilio-authy-cve-2024-39891.json
- This file: https://pwn.watch/i/twilio-authy-cve-2024-39891/llms.txt

## Updates (newest first)
- 2024-07-23: CISA added CVE-2024-39891 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-08-13) (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- 2024-07-02: CVE-2024-39891 published (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39891)

## Fix brief
# Security brief: Twilio Authy Information Disclosure

Source: https://pwn.watch/i/twilio-authy-cve-2024-39891 · status: closed (closed Jul 23, 2024) · severity: medium · updated Jul 23, 2024

## Patch status
**PATCHED: fixed releases exist. Upgrade to a fixed version.**

## What it is
Twilio Authy contains an information disclosure vulnerability in its API that allows an unauthenticated endpoint to accept a request containing a phone number and respond with information about whether the phone number was registered with Authy. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-07-23.

Severity detail: CVSS 5.3 (v3.1, CNA), actively exploited (CISA KEV)

- Product: Twilio Authy
- CVE / advisory ids: CVE-2024-39891

## Affected versions
- See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)

## Check whether you're affected
No generic command applies (the product is a hosted service, appliance or desktop app). Check the installed version in its admin UI / About screen and compare with the versions above.

## Fix
Upgrade to one of these fixed versions (or later on the same branch):
- See vendor advisory linked in sources

After upgrading, re-run the checks above and redeploy/restart the affected services.

## Latest updates
- Jul 23, 2024: CISA added CVE-2024-39891 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-08-13)
- Jul 2, 2024: CVE-2024-39891 published

## Advisories
- [Twilio advisory: CVE-2024-39891](https://www.twilio.com/en-us/changelog/Security_Alert_Authy_App_Android_iOS) (Twilio)
- [NVD: CVE-2024-39891](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39891) (NVD)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) (CISA)

## Caveats
Derived from the CISA KEV JSON feed (catalogVersion 2026.10.21); CVSS from the CVE record (cveawg.mitre.org). startedAt is the CVE publication date when it fell in 2024 before the KEV listing, else the KEV dateAdded; exploitation may have begun earlier. closedAt is the KEV listing date (a fix or mitigation was available then unless noted).

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