CVE-2026-35478 InvenTree has Arbitrary API Token Creation

High 8.3 Published 8 Apr 2026 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated users can create API tokens for any other user, including admins, by manipulating the user ID in API requests, leading to full account takeover.

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-2026-35478?

CVE-2026-35478 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in InvenTree, published on 8 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

InvenTree is an Open Source Inventory Management System. From 0.16.0 to before 1.2.7, any authenticated InvenTree user can create a valid API token attributed to any other user in the system — including administrators and superusers — by supplying the target's user ID in the user field of a POST /api/user/tokens/ request. The returned token is immediately usable for full API authentication as the target user, from any network location, with no further interaction required. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.7 and 1.3.0.

Weakness: CWE-639

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-35478?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Inventree Project Inventree.

How do I fix CVE-2026-35478?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-35478 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-2026-35478 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-35478 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qh5j-c28q-c4rg.