Incorrect Authorization in Malcolm

Summary

CVECVE-2026-107333
StatePUBLISHED
Assignericscert
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-08 18:17:19 UTC
Updated2026-10-08 21:03:43 UTC
DescriptionMalcolm's nginx based reverse proxy contains a URL path normalization inconsistency between its Lua based role-based access control (RBAC) authorization layer and nginx's own request routing logic. An authenticated user can craft a specially formatted request path to bypass role-based restrictions and reach administrative or role gated endpoints they should not have access to. This affects all restricted paths protected by the RBAC authorization layer, including file upload, PHP server, htadmin, and authentication management interfaces.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.1 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-863 | CWE-863 CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary8.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
3.1CNACVSS8.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA CISA Malcolm affected 26.07.1 custom Not specified
CNA CISA Malcolm unaffected 26.08.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-28... [email protected] github.com
github.com/cisagov/Malcolm/security/advisories/GHSA-v66f-cwcm-hf73 [email protected] github.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Seth Grover (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: Update to version v26.08.0

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