CVE-2026-75607 Frigate: WebSocket Missing Authorization — Viewer Can Execute Admin-Only Operations
Authenticated viewers can execute admin-only operations like restarting services or disabling monitoring due to missing role checks in the WebSocket handler.
- 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-2026-75607?
CVE-2026-75607 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in blakeblackshear frigate, published on 22 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Frigate is an open source network video recorder. Prior to 0.17.2, the WebSocket handler in frigate/comms/ws.py forwards attacker-selected message topics to the dispatcher without checking the authenticated user's role because the nginx authentication subrequest does not provide role-aware authorization to the handler. Any authenticated viewer can send admin-only topics such as restart, notifications/set, and camera detection, recording, snapshot, audio, motion, and enablement settings, causing service restarts or disabling security monitoring functions. Authentication must be enabled and valid viewer credentials are required. This issue is fixed in version 0.17.2.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-75607?
How do I fix CVE-2026-75607?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-75607 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-2026-75607 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-75607 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r5fm-h944-8chq.