# CVE-2026-59233: Missing Authorization in Prospero Flow CRM permission save endpoint allows privilege escalation

> An authenticated user can escalate privileges by granting themselves full application permissions via an unprotected endpoint in Prospero Flow CRM.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA: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:** 10 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 10 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4fxp-2m36-qv64

## What is CVE-2026-59233?

CVE-2026-59233 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Roskus Prospero Flow CRM, published on 10 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing Authorization in the permission management component in Roskus Prospero Flow CRM before 5.2.1 allows any authenticated user to grant any role, including their own, the complete set of application permissions via a crafted POST request to the permission save endpoint, which performs no authorization check before synchronizing the submitted permissions to the specified role.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-59233?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-59233?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-59233 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-59233 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-59233 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-59233 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-59233 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Roskus Prospero Flow CRM, published on 10 Aug 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-2026-59233 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Roskus Prospero Flow CRM. 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-2026-59233/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-59233/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-59233
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59233
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-59233

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-59233/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.