CVE-2026-38470 Missing authorization in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Unprivileged authenticated users can enable or disable arbitrary user accounts via the API, allowing unauthorized account management.

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-2026-38470?

CVE-2026-38470 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A Broken access control vulnerability in the API user endpoint in GazellePW (GazellePosterWall) commit 86c4bedf727691b5a97af42a4864869d18446449 allows unprivileged, authenticated users to enable or disable arbitrary user accounts via the req=disable or req=enable action using a normal user-created API token.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-38470?

How do I fix CVE-2026-38470?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-38470 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-2026-38470 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-38470 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-55f9-r7cc-h5pv.

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