# CVE-2026-54676: Scoold: GET /api/posts/{id}/answers leaks private-space replies when personal API tokens are enabled

> Attackers with personal API tokens can read private replies in inaccessible spaces due to missing authorization checks in the answers endpoint.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 18 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2cff-ppf7-pc42

## What is CVE-2026-54676?

CVE-2026-54676 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Erudika scoold, published on 17 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Scoold is a Q&A and a knowledge sharing platform for teams. Prior to 1.69.0, users with personal API tokens can retrieve replies from questions in private spaces they cannot access because src/main/java/com/erudika/scoold/api/ApiController.java in ApiController.getPostReplies() does not apply canAccessSpace before returning data from GET /api/posts/{id}/answers. The issue is reachable when scoold.api_user_access_enabled and scoold.api_enabled are true and a token holder knows or enumerates a private question identifier. Under those conditions, the question endpoint can deny access while the answers endpoint returns the private reply bodies, exposing confidential team or project discussions. This issue is fixed in version 1.69.0.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-54676?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-54676?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-54676 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-54676 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-54676 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-54676 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-54676 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Erudika scoold, published on 17 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-54676 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Erudika scoold. 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-2026-54676/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-54676/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-54676
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54676
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-54676

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-54676/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.