# CVE-2026-44380: MISP: Improper access control in auth key reset allows privilege escalation to site administrator

> An organization administrator can reset site administrator authentication keys to escalate privileges to site administrator level.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 May 2026
- **Updated:** 14 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3939-4g6m-m3hc

## What is CVE-2026-44380?

CVE-2026-44380 is a high-severity vulnerability in Misp-Project Misp, published on 13 May 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

MISP is an open source threat intelligence and sharing platform. Prior to 2.5.37, an improper access control vulnerability in the authentication key reset functionality allowed an authenticated organization administrator to reset authentication keys belonging to site administrator accounts within the same organization. Because non-site administrators were not explicitly prevented from accessing or resetting site administrator auth keys, an attacker with organization administrator privileges could potentially obtain a newly generated auth key for a higher-privileged account and use it to escalate privileges. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.5.37.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-44380?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Misp-Project Misp.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-44380?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-44380 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-44380 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-44380 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Misp-Project Misp

- [CVE-2024-46918](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46918/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-45509](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45509/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-29858](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29858/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-29859](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29859/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-25674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25674/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-44380 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-44380 is a high-severity vulnerability in Misp-Project Misp, published on 13 May 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-44380 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Misp-Project Misp. 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-2026-44380/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-44380/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44380
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44380
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-44380

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-44380/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.