CVE-2026-35182 Missing Authorization Privilege Escalation
Authenticated users can escalate privileges to Super Admin due to missing authorization checks in the role update endpoint.
- 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-2026-35182?
CVE-2026-35182 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ajax30 BraveCMS-2.0, published on 6 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Brave CMS is an open-source CMS. Prior to 2.0.6, this vulnerability is a missing authorization check found in the update role endpoint at routes/web.php. The POST route for /rights/update-role/{id} lacks the checkUserPermissions:assign-user-roles middleware. This allows any authenticated user to change account roles and promote themselves to Super Admin. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.6.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-35182?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ajax30 Bravecms.
How do I fix CVE-2026-35182?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-35182 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-35182 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-35182 exists.