CVE-2026-79989CWE-285

CVE-2026-79989

published September 2, 2026

CVSS
8.7
EPSS
0%
Percentile
35.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The vulnerability allows any authenticated user to change their own password without providing the current password or having an active elevated session. It also allows the attacker to change other users’ passwords if the attacker’s account has Edit users permission (which doesn’t allow changing others’ passwords) and lacks Administrate users permission (which is required to change others’ passwords).

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
8.7 · NONE
CVSS v4.0
8.7 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00427 · 35.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-285 · Improper Authorization
Published
2026-09-02T19:17Z
References (4)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 SEP 03:44Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 02 SEP 14:11Z
    Arbitrary user password reset leading to administrator account takeover
    cvelistv5