CVE-2025-26371 Missing authorization in MaxTime

High 8.8 Published 12 Feb 2025 Updated 17 Feb 2025

A low-privileged attacker can add users to groups in Q-Free MaxTime due to missing authorization checks in the user-groups routes.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-26371?

CVE-2025-26371 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Q-Free MaxTime, published on 12 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A CWE-862 "Missing Authorization" in maxprofile/user-groups/routes.lua in Q-Free MaxTime less than or equal to version 2.11.0 allows an authenticated (low-privileged) attacker to add users to groups via crafted HTTP requests.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-26371?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Q-Free Maxtime.

How do I fix CVE-2025-26371?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-26371 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2025-26371 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-26371 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6g4p-cff3-27jf.