CVE-2026-19928 OpenBoxes Role Interceptor RoleInterceptor.groovy needManager privileges management
Remote attackers can escalate privileges due to improper role management in the OpenBoxes Role Interceptor, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- 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-2026-19928?
CVE-2026-19928 is a medium-severity vulnerability in OpenBoxes, published on 16 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability was determined in OpenBoxes up to 0.9.7. This affects the function needManager of the file grails-app/controllers/org/pih/warehouse/RoleInterceptor.groovy of the component Role Interceptor. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper privilege management. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 0.9.8-hotfix1 and 0.9.8 mitigates this issue. This patch is called 788cace0af816aa972a713a4631c57f16f895e6b. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-19928?
How do I fix CVE-2026-19928?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-19928 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-19928 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-19928 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-22xp-gmqf-mrv3, GHSA-9rrw-fx2p-p2q7.