# CVE-2026-61746: InvenTree: Plugin-settings GET endpoints are readable without authentication

> Unauthenticated attackers can access plugin metadata and non-secret configuration values in InvenTree due to missing authentication checks on specific API endpoints.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 21 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-45f6-v6jq-99f7

## What is CVE-2026-61746?

CVE-2026-61746 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in InvenTree, published on 21 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

InvenTree is an Open Source Inventory Management System. Prior to 1.4.0, PluginSettingList, PluginAllSettingList, and PluginSettingDetail set GlobalSettingsPermissions without the IsAuthenticated permission used by the project default and equivalent global-settings endpoints. GlobalSettingsPermissions returns true for safe methods, while AuthRequiredMiddleware exempts /api/ paths, so an unauthenticated caller can retrieve plugin names, setting keys, descriptions, types, choices, and non-protected configuration values through /api/plugin/settings/ and the per-plugin settings endpoints. Protected secret values remain masked as three asterisks, limiting the issue to metadata and non-secret configuration disclosure. This issue is fixed in version 1.4.0.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-61746?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-61746?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-61746 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-61746 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-61746 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-61746 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-61746 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in InvenTree, published on 21 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-61746 exists.

Affected product: InvenTree. 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-2026-61746/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61746/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-61746
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61746
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-61746

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61746/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.