# CVE-2026-35479: InvenTree Plugin Installation - Insufficient Permissions

> Staff users can install arbitrary plugins via the API without superuser privileges, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 9 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7c3q-vwcv-2vp7

## What is CVE-2026-35479?

CVE-2026-35479 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in InvenTree, published on 8 Apr 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

InvenTree is an Open Source Inventory Management System. Prior to 1.2.7 and 1.3.0, any users who have staff access permissions can install plugins via the API, without requiring "superuser" account access. This level of permission requirement is out of alignment with other plugin actions (such as uninstalling) which do require superuser access. The vulnerability allows staff users (who may be considered to have a lower level of trust than a superuser account) to install arbitrary (and potentially harmful) plugins. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.7 and 1.3.0.

Weakness: CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-35479?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Inventree Project Inventree.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-35479?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-35479 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-35479 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-35479 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in InvenTree

- [CVE-2022-2111](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2111/): Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in inventree/inventree (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2022-2112](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2112/): Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File in inventree/inventree (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2022-2113](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2113/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in inventree/inventree (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2026-35478](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35478/): InvenTree has Arbitrary API Token Creation (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2022-3355](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3355/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in inventree/inventree (high 8.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-35479 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-35479 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in InvenTree, published on 8 Apr 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-35479 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: InvenTree. 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-2026-35479/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35479/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-35479
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35479
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-35479

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35479/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.