CVE-2026-66420 (GCVE-0-2026-66420)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-30 21:52 – Updated: 2026-07-31 15:58
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
MeshCentral Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking via Origin Validation Bypass on Self-Signed Certificate Deployments
Summary
MeshCentral 1.1.21 contains a cross-site WebSocket hijacking protection bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to hijack authenticated administrator sessions by exploiting an unconditional early return in the CheckWebServerOriginName() function within webserver.js when self-signed certificates are in use. Attackers can open cross-origin WebSocket connections to any of the twelve WebSocket endpoints, send crafted action commands to exfiltrate the server sessionKey used to sign session cookies, forge session tokens as arbitrary users, and gain full remote control of all managed devices governed by the MeshCentral instance.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-346 - Origin Validation Error
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral/pull/7882 | productpatch |
| https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral/commit/f04c9f4 | patch |
| https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/meshcentral-… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ylianst | MeshCentral |
Affected:
1.1.21
(custom)
|
Date Public
2026-07-30 00:00
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