CVE-2026-47169 Quest Bot: Manage Server users can configure AutoRole to grant Administrator to controlled joining accounts
A user with Manage Server permissions can configure AutoRole to grant Administrator privileges to joining accounts, leading to full server takeover.
- 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-2026-47169?
CVE-2026-47169 is a high-severity vulnerability in duck-organization quest-bot, published on 11 Jun 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Quest Bot is an opensource modern Discord Bot built for moderation, utilities and support. Prior to version 1.0.3, a user with Manage Server / ManageGuild, but without Manage Roles or Administrator, can configure the bot’s AutoRole feature to assign an arbitrary role to new members. If the selected role has Administrator and is below the bot’s highest role, the attacker can join with a controlled account and receive full server admin. This issue has been patched in version 1.0.3.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-47169?
How do I fix CVE-2026-47169?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-47169 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-47169 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-47169 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8vgg-4hpx-7qfg.