CVE-2026-109433 Camunda Broken Access Control via Cockpit
Authenticated attackers with minimal access can bypass permission checks to read all process data engine-wide without logging.
- 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-2026-109433?
CVE-2026-109433 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Camunda 7, published on 19 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Camunda 7.24.0 before 7.24.16 and 7.23.0 before 7.23.17 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the Cockpit webapp that allows authenticated attackers to bypass permission checks due to an inverted comparison logic in AbstractCockpitPluginResource.isPermissionDisabled(). Attackers with minimal Cockpit access can exploit a non-empty disabledPermissions configuration to read all process instances, process definitions, and incidents engine-wide without triggering any logging, regardless of their actual data grants.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-109433?
How do I fix CVE-2026-109433?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-109433 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-2026-109433 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-109433 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cm9q-c667-7h4q.