CVE-2026-72595 BadChoice Handesk - Broken Access Control
Authenticated agents can modify tickets belonging to other teams due to missing authorization checks in the 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-2026-72595?
CVE-2026-72595 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 update ticket records belonging to other teams via the TicketsController@update endpoint. The endpoint calls no authorize() method and performs no team-scoped ownership check. An attacker with any agent account can modify, escalate, or corrupt tickets assigned to other teams.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-72595?
How do I fix CVE-2026-72595?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-72595 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-2026-72595 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72595 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fwxx-9hp7-v2fg.