CVEPublished 2026-08-13Modified 2026-08-311 article on news6 live referencesNVD data

CVE-2026-72856

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1
8.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS percentile
25
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 75% of all CVEs
Description

Budibase versions before 3.40.0 contain an authorization/authentication bypass in the PUT /api/global/users/tenant/owner (changeTenantOwnerEmail) endpoint. On self-hosted instances (SELF_HOSTED or DISABLE_ACCOUNT_PORTAL set), the cloudRestricted middleware is a no-op and the route is protected only by a general authentication check, so any authenticated user — including a lowest-privilege BASIC app user — can reassign the tenant account-holder (top-privilege admin) email to an attacker-controlled address. The attacker can then use the public password-reset flow to take over the admin account, leading to full administrative access.

Timeline
Published 2026-08-13
Modified 2026-08-31

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Known PoCs on GitHub

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