CVE-2026-111627 HestiaCP before 1.10.5 Protected Admin Bypass via Cron Job Creation
Non-root administrators can bypass authorization checks to create cron jobs, executing commands as the protected root user.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-111627?
CVE-2026-111627 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in hestiacp, published on 16 Oct 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
HestiaCP before 1.10.5 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows non-ROOT_USER administrators to perform write actions while impersonating the protected ROOT_USER account. Attackers can log in via the loginas parameter and POST to /add/cron/, because the read-only flag is never checked, causing crond to run their commands as the protected administrator's system account.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-111627?
How do I fix CVE-2026-111627?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-111627 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-2026-111627 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-111627 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8hv6-g9hp-x82m, GHSA-vp7q-fjv5-5vg8.