CVE-2026-49309 (GCVE-0-2026-49309)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-09 03:59 – Updated: 2026-09-09 20:51
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Permission control vulnerability in the Settings module.
Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect service confidentiality.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-09 15:54 UTC
CWE
- CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
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