CVE-2026-44987 SysReptor: Privilege Escalation from User Admin to Superuser
User admins can escalate to superuser by resetting passwords if password recovery is enabled and MFA is absent, granting full administrative access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-44987?
CVE-2026-44987 is a low-severity vulnerability in Syslifters sysreptor, published on 8 May 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SysReptor is a fully customizable pentest reporting platform. Prior to version 2026.29, users with "User Admin" permissions can change the email addresses of users with "Superuser" permissions. If the SysReptor installation has the "Forgot Password" functionality enabled (non-default), they can reset the Superusers' passwords and authenticate, if the Superuser has no MFA enabled. User managers can then access the Django backend (/admin) or manipulate the settings of the SysReptor installation. Note that user managers have the ability to access all pentest projects by assigning themselves "Project Admin" permissions. This is intentional and by design. This issue has been patched in version 2026.29.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-44987?
How do I fix CVE-2026-44987?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-44987 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-44987 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-44987 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6x8f-v3cf-cvr3.