# CVE-2026-7198: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in web services in Progress Sitefinity

> Remote unauthenticated attackers can access restricted content and fully compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability in Progress Sitefinity installations.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 3 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9pjg-65cc-3h57

## What is CVE-2026-7198?

CVE-2026-7198 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Progress Software Sitefinity, published on 2 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

CWE-284: Improper Access Control in web services in Progress Sitefinity 15.4.8623 before 15.4.8630 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to access content that should be restricted, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected installations.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-7198?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Progress Sitefinity.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-7198?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-7198 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-7198 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-7198 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Progress Software Sitefinity

- [CVE-2017-9248](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9248/): Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX and Sitefinity Cryptographic Weakness (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-7312](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7312/): CWE‑522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials in web services in Progress Sitefinity (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2023-29375](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29375/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-17392](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17392/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-15883](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15883/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-7198 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-7198 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Progress Software Sitefinity, published on 2 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-7198 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Progress Software Sitefinity. 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-2026-7198/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7198/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7198
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7198
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-7198

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7198/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.