# CVE-2026-76142: Genians, Inc. Genian NAC/ZTNA Improper Access Control on the Internal Interface

> Unauthenticated attackers can invoke internal functions on the Genian NAC/ZTNA policy server via an unprotected SOAP endpoint, potentially leading to privilege escalation or code execution.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:H/SA:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 1 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8pg5-29m6-59f2

## What is CVE-2026-76142?

CVE-2026-76142 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Genians, Inc Genian NAC 5.0.75 LTS Release, published on 1 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Insufficient authentication and access control on the internal-only IPC SOAP endpoint of the Genian NAC/ZTNA policy server allows an unauthenticated attacker to invoke internal functions

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-76142?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-76142?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-76142 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-76142 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-76142 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-76142 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-76142 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Genians, Inc Genian NAC 5.0.75 LTS Release, published on 1 Oct 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-2026-76142 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Genians, Inc Genian NAC 5.0.75 LTS Release. 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-2026-76142/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76142/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-76142
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76142
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-76142

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-76142/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.