CVE-2026-88620 Missing authorization in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

An authenticated low-privileged user can access employee records from other departments due to missing authorization checks in the API.

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-2026-88620?

CVE-2026-88620 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SmartAdmin API Java17 SpringBoot3 version 3.30.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability in the /employee/queryAll endpoint. The endpoint does not enforce the required function-level permission or data-scope authorization, allowing an authenticated low-privileged employee to retrieve employee records belonging to other departments and users

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-88620?

How do I fix CVE-2026-88620?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-88620 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-2026-88620 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-88620 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-66fq-wqr6-g245.

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