# CVE-2026-29597: Missing authorization in n/a

> An editor can access sensitive configuration files to retrieve admin credentials, leading to privilege escalation and full system compromise.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 30 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 5 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-84pc-6j7w-65xg

## What is CVE-2026-29597?

CVE-2026-29597 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

DDSN Interactive cm3 Acora CMS version 10.7.1 contains an improper access control vulnerability. An editor-privileged user can access sensitive configuration files by force browsing the “/Admin/file_manager/file_details.asp” endpoint and manipulating the “file” parameter. By referencing specific files (e.g., cm3.xml), the attacker can retrieve system administrator credentials, SMTP settings, database credentials, and other confidential information. The exposure of this information can lead to full administrative access to the CMS, unauthorized access to email services, compromise of backend databases, lateral movement within the network, and long-term persistence by an attacker. This access control bypass poses a critical risk of account takeover, privilege escalation, and systemic compromise of the affected application and its associated infrastructure.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-29597?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-29597?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-29597 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-29597 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-29597 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- https://github.com/padayali-JD/CVE-2026-29597 (github_poc): https://github.com/padayali-JD/CVE-2026-29597

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-29597 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-29597 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-29597 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2026-29597/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-29597/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-29597
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29597
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-29597

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-29597/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.