CVE-2026-24777CWE-862

OpenProject has Improper Access Control on User Management allows user managers to lock admin accounts

Medium · published February 9, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.7
EPSS
0%
Percentile
30.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

OpenProject is an open-source, web-based project management software. Prior to 17.0.2, users with the Manage Users permission can lock and unlock users. This functionality should only be possible for users of the application, but they were not supposed to be able to lock application administrators. Due to a missing permission check this logic was not enforced. The problem was fixed in OpenProject 17.0.2The problem was fixed in OpenProject 17.0.2.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.7 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00373 · 30.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
Published
2026-02-09T18:28Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 FEB 18:28Z
    OpenProject has Improper Access Control on User Management allows user managers to lock admin accounts
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