CVE-2026-72563 BadChoice Handesk - Broken Access Control
Authenticated agents can overwrite lead records belonging to other teams due to missing authorization checks in the LeadsController@update 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-2026-72563?
CVE-2026-72563 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in BadChoice Handesk, published on 11 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A broken access control vulnerability in BadChoice Handesk as of 2026-07-10 allows any authenticated agent to overwrite lead records belonging to other teams via the LeadsController@update endpoint. The endpoint performs no authorization check, and the Lead model has guarded set to an empty array making all columns mass-assignable. An attacker with any agent account can corrupt lead data across team boundaries.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-72563?
How do I fix CVE-2026-72563?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-72563 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-2026-72563 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72563 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-92hh-q39m-hc93.