CVE-2026-73221

CVAT: Flawed authorization logic in endpoints related to lambda requests

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: August 11, 2026 at 06:22 PM UTC
Updated: October 24, 2026 at 03:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCvat

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

CVAT is an open source interactive video and image annotation tool for computer vision. From 2.17.0 until 2.72.0, a user with the Worker role can use predictable task-based request IDs with the lambda request retrieve and destroy endpoints to view automatic annotation requests for tasks or jobs the user cannot access and cancel requests initiated by other users. This issue is fixed in version 2.72.0.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

>= 2.17.0, < 2.72.0
Affected range stops below 2.72.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.3MEDIUMGitHub_M
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-863

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