CVE-2026-85214 vhr Missing Authorization in PUT /hr/info Allows Arbitrary Profile Overwrite
Authenticated users can overwrite arbitrary HR profiles and disable accounts, including administrators, due to missing authorization checks.
- 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-2026-85214?
CVE-2026-85214 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in lenve vhr, published on 3 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
vhr fails to validate user authorization in the PUT /hr/info endpoint, allowing authenticated users to modify arbitrary HR profiles by supplying any profile ID in the request body. Attackers can overwrite other users' names, addresses, and disable accounts including administrators to cause denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-85214?
How do I fix CVE-2026-85214?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-85214 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-2026-85214 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-85214 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w3q5-4jvr-jm6p.