CVE-2026-17601
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.2
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.3%
19.0th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-862
Published 2026-08-07 · modified 2026-09-23
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | H | High |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2026-08-07 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-09-23 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
A user holding a permission to update privilege definitions could modify a wildcard privilege already assigned to their own role to grant broader permissions than they were authorized to hold, including full administrative access, without any additional authorization check or role reassignment.