# CVE-2026-16214: geex-arts django-jet Dashboard views.py authorization

> Attackers can bypass authorization checks in the django-jet dashboard module to access restricted views remotely.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 22 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9jhf-c7f3-44h2

## What is CVE-2026-16214?

CVE-2026-16214 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in geex-arts django-jet, published on 19 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was identified in geex-arts django-jet up to 1.0.8. This affects an unknown function of the file jet/dashboard/views.py of the component Dashboard Module. Such manipulation leads to authorization bypass. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key), CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16214?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-16214?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16214 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-16214 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-16214 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-16214 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-16214 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in geex-arts django-jet, published on 19 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-16214 exists.

Affected product: geex-arts django-jet. 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-2026-16214/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16214/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16214
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16214
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-16214

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16214/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.