# CVE-2023-26466: Missing authorization in RPA: Synchronization Engine

> Non-admin users can modify the client configuration to change the server URL, bypassing intended access controls.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 10 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fp72-rfxv-mxwh

## What is CVE-2023-26466?

CVE-2023-26466 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Pegasystems RPA: Synchronization Engine, published on 10 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A user with non-Admin access can change a configuration file on the client to modify the Server URL.

Weakness: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-26466?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pega Synchronization Engine.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-26466?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-26466 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-26466 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26466 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Pegasystems RPA: Synchronization Engine

- [CVE-2023-26467](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26467/): Other in RPA: Synchronization Engine (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-28093](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28093/): Security feature bypass in RPA: Synchronization Engine (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-26466 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-26466 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Pegasystems RPA: Synchronization Engine, published on 10 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26466 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Pegasystems RPA: Synchronization Engine. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26466/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26466/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26466
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26466
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-26466

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26466/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.