# CVE-2026-5652: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in Crafty Controller

> Authenticated attackers can modify other users' data via insecure direct object reference in the Users API of Crafty Controller.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 21 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8mj7-3xh5-xpj7

## What is CVE-2026-5652?

CVE-2026-5652 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Arcadia Technology, LLC Crafty Controller, published on 21 Apr 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An insecure direct object reference vulnerability in the Users API component of Crafty Controller allows a remote, authenticated attacker to perform user modification actions via improper API permissions validation.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-5652?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Craftycontrol Crafty Controller.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-5652?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-5652 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-5652 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-5652 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Arcadia Technology, LLC Crafty Controller

- [CVE-2026-0963](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0963/): Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Crafty Controller (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2025-14700](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14700/): Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine in Crafty Controller (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-13716](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-13716/): Path Traversal: '.../...//' in Crafty Controller (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-0805](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0805/): Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Crafty Controller (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2025-5990](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5990/): Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Crafty Controller (high 7.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-5652 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-5652 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Arcadia Technology, LLC Crafty Controller, published on 21 Apr 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-5652 exists.

Affected product: Arcadia Technology, LLC Crafty Controller. 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-2026-5652/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5652/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5652
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5652
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-5652

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5652/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.