CVE-2026-7510 OWAP DefectDojo Benchmark/Engagement/Product/Survey authorization

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass authorization controls in DefectDojo to manipulate benchmarks, engagements, products, or surveys without proper permissions.

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-2026-7510?

CVE-2026-7510 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in OWAP DefectDojo, published on 30 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability was determined in OWAP DefectDojo up to 2.55.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Benchmark/Engagement/Product/Survey. Executing a manipulation can lead to authorization bypass. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 2.56.0 addresses this issue. This patch is called eb6120a379185d37eb1af17b69bb5614a830ab1f. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Weakness: CWE-639, CWE-285

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-7510?

How do I fix CVE-2026-7510?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-7510 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-2026-7510 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-7510 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4w59-vw5v-4c5j.

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