CVE-2026-36720 Privilege escalation in n/a
High 8.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-36720 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-36720 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jun 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-2026-36720 exists.
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-2026-36720/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-36720/index.md)
Authenticated attackers can escalate privileges to admin by modifying their user type due to insecure permissions in Bookcars.
- 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-2026-36720?
CVE-2026-36720 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insecure permissions in bookcars v8.3 allows authenticated attackers to escalate privileges from user to admin via modifying their user type.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-36720?
How do I fix CVE-2026-36720?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-36720 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-36720 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-36720 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-54cj-6px9-4j6p.