Improper Privilege Management in the user management API endpoint (/api/users/{username_or_id}) in Rdiffweb allows authenticated users to elevate their privileges to administrator by modifying the role parameter in a POST request.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
ikus-soft rdiffweb unknown
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 2.10.6

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Fixes

Solution

Update to v2.10.6 or higher

Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://gitlab.com/ikus-soft/rdiffweb cve-icon cve-icon
https://gitlab.com/ikus-soft/rdiffweb/-/commit/4ce35fc2d23ac1cc789186f32bf76603b2eddeb3 cve-icon cve-icon
https://gitlab.com/ikus-soft/rdiffweb/-/commit/b529adf2c13a210d10aaf56325de4d3fb2428abe cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Privilege Management in the user management API endpoint (/api/users/{username_or_id}) in Rdiffweb allows authenticated users to elevate their privileges to administrator by modifying the role parameter in a POST request.
Title Missing Authorization in rdiffweb
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitLab

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-16T13:31:33.847Z

Reserved: 2026-10-12T09:41:09.425Z

Link: CVE-2026-109119

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-16T11:17:00.927

Modified: 2026-10-16T14:17:21.623

Link: CVE-2026-109119

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Updated: 2026-10-16T14:11:08Z

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