# CVE-2026-7681: jsbroks COCO Annotator Dataset API datasets.py authorization

> Attackers can bypass authorization in the Dataset API to access or modify datasets without proper permissions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 May 2026
- **Updated:** 5 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q323-g5m3-hxrc

## What is CVE-2026-7681?

CVE-2026-7681 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in jsbroks COCO Annotator, published on 3 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A security vulnerability has been detected in jsbroks COCO Annotator up to 0.11.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file backend/webserver/api/datasets.py of the component Dataset API. The manipulation of the argument DatasetId leads to authorization bypass. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key), CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-7681?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-7681?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-7681 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-7681 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-7681 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-7681 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-7681 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in jsbroks COCO Annotator, published on 3 May 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-2026-7681 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: jsbroks COCO Annotator. 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-2026-7681/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7681/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7681
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7681
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-7681

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7681/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.