CVE-2026-126402

Description

Fleet before 4.89.0 contains an incorrect authorization flaw in its user administration API that accepts user creation or modification when the caller administers any one of the assigned teams. Authenticated team administrators can grant users administrator roles on other teams, then deploy software and execute scripts on those teams' hosts.

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

• 8.6CVSS 4.0, Highfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
• 7.2CVSS 3.1, Highfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Historical context and remediation

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Affected products

Timeline

1. 13 Nov 2026 Published

Weakness

• CWE-863

References

• GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-mj9p-fq5h-mw8h)vendor-advisory
• VulnCheck Advisory: Fleet before 4.89.0 Broken Access Control via User Administration APIthird-party-advisory