# CVE-2026-82245: Budibase before 3.41.3 Missing Authorization License Management

> Authenticated users can bypass authorization to delete license keys and disable premium features in Budibase deployments.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4wr8-5c3p-rjcr, GHSA-mhqc-wm8w-cfvv

## What is CVE-2026-82245?

CVE-2026-82245 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in budibase server, published on 28 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Budibase before 3.41.3 fails to enforce role-based authorization on license management endpoints, allowing any authenticated user to delete license keys or manipulate offline tokens. Attackers with basic user privileges can access /api/global/license/* endpoints to disable premium features and downgrade deployments for all users.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-82245?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-82245?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-82245 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-82245 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-82245 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-82245 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-82245 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in budibase server, published on 28 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-82245 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: budibase server. 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-2026-82245/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-82245/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-82245
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82245
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-82245

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-82245/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.