# 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.

- **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:** 16 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 18 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-22xp-gmqf-mrv3, GHSA-9rrw-fx2p-p2q7

## 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.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management), CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment)

## 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.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-19928 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-19928 exists.

Affected product: OpenBoxes. 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-2026-19928/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-19928/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-19928
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19928
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-19928

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-19928/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.