CVE-2026-71242 Crater - Cross-Company IDOR on Notes via Missing Company-Ownership Check in NotePolicy
Authenticated users can access, edit, or delete notes from other companies due to missing ownership checks in the NotePolicy.
- 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-2026-71242?
CVE-2026-71242 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in crater-invoice crater, published on 5 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Crater's NotePolicy checks only a blanket Bouncer ability (manage-all-notes / view-all-notes) with no company-ownership comparison, unlike InvoicePolicy and other sibling policies which additionally verify ->hasCompany(->company_id). Any authenticated user of one company can read, edit, or delete another company's notes by ID.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-71242?
How do I fix CVE-2026-71242?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-71242 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-2026-71242 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-71242 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2467-45mc-2xp5.