CVE-2026-94381

MISP Privilege Escalation: Read-Only API Key User Can Regain Full Role via updateLoginTime

HIGH
8.7
CVSS Score
Published: September 21, 2026 at 12:42 PM UTC
Updated: September 21, 2026 at 03:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMISP

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Severity
HIGH8.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

MISP has a security issue that can let a user gain more access than their API key is supposed to allow. A read-only API key should only let someone view information. However, after logging in with such a key, a specific MISP function could accidentally restore the user’s normal account permissions. This means someone with a read-only API key could potentially gain write, delete, or even administrator access if their underlying account has those permissions. Exploiting the issue requires a valid read-only API key and a single request to the affected function. The main impact is that MISP’s API key restrictions can be bypassed, allowing actions that the API key was specifically meant to prevent. Version affected: <2.5.47

Affected

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

v < 2.5.47
Affected range stops below 2.5.47, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

8.7HIGHCIRCL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-269

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