CVE-2026-61745 Missing authorization in InvenTree
Any authenticated user can restart production machines, interrupting operations, due to missing authorization checks on the restart endpoint.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-61745?
CVE-2026-61745 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in InvenTree, published on 21 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
InvenTree is an Open Source Inventory Management System. Prior to 1.4.0, the POST /api/machine/{pk}/restart/ endpoint in src/backend/InvenTree/machine/api.py uses IsAuthenticatedOrReadScope without requiring the ADMIN role used by other machine management operations. Any authenticated user who lacks the ADMIN role, including a warehouse user with only the STOCK role, can cause MachineRestart to invoke registry.restart_machine() for any registered machine, resetting its status and interrupting active printing, scanning, or other machine operations. This issue is fixed in version 1.4.0.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-61745?
How do I fix CVE-2026-61745?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-61745 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-61745 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-61745 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c9wp-mw98-gfrj.