FKIE_CVE-2026-71878

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-18 18:19 - Updated: 2026-08-18 20:17
Severity
9.2 (Critical) - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Summary
Missing authentication in initial setup functionality left exposed after initial setup is completed in GBIF Integrated Publishing Toolkit versions before 3.3.4 allows remote authenticated attackers to gain administrative control via authentication bypass
References
mandiant-cve@google.comhttps://github.com/gbif/ipt/issues/3115
mandiant-cve@google.comhttps://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2026/MNDT-2026-0014.md
mandiant-cve@google.comhttps://www.gbif.org/ipt
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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