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Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published May 14, 2026 18:46:43 UTC

CVE-2026-8621

Crabbox prior to v0.12.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows non-admin shared-token callers to impersonate other owners or organizations by spoofing identity headers. Attackers can inject malicious X-Crabbox-Owner and X-Crabbox-Org headers in requests authenticated with a shared token to bypass authorization checks and access owner/org-scoped lease operations belonging to victim accounts.

Base score8.7/ 10
SeverityHighCVSS 4.0

Exploitability / impact

CVSS metric breakdown

Vector-derived attributes
Base severityHigh
Attack vectorNetworkAV
Attack complexityLowAC
Attack requirementsNoneAT
Privileges requiredLowPR
User interactionNoneUI
Vulnerable system confidentialityHighVC
Vulnerable system integrityHighVI
Vulnerable system availabilityHighVA
Subsequent system confidentialityNoneSC
Subsequent system integrityNoneSI
Subsequent system availabilityNoneSA
CVSS vector stringCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Record context

CVE Numbering AuthorityVulnCheck
Last updatedNov 8, 2026 14:09:15 UTC
PublishedMay 14, 2026 18:46:43 UTC
ReservedMay 14, 2026 18:39:14 UTC

Credits

  • Chia Min Jun Lennon