CVE-2026-125360 Storyden through 1.26.16 Privilege Escalation via MANAGE_ROLES Role Assignment
High 8.6
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-125360 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-125360 is a high-severity vulnerability in Southclaws storyden, published on 9 Nov 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-125360 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Southclaws storyden. 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-2026-125360/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-125360/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-125360?
CVE-2026-125360 is a high-severity vulnerability in Southclaws storyden, published on 9 Nov 2026.
Official description
Storyden through 1.26.16 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows users holding MANAGE_ROLES to grant the ADMINISTRATOR permission without being administrators. Attackers can call AccountAddRole on another controlled account or use RoleCreate and RoleUpdate to create administrator roles, taking full control of the instance.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-125360?
How do I fix CVE-2026-125360?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-125360 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-125360 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-125360 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wm3g-q849-7hj8.