Privilege escalation via unchecked handle dispatch
Published Aug 19, 2026 · Updated Aug 19, 2026
Improper authorization in the BulkActions dispatcher in Akaunting 3.1.21 allows remote authenticated users to escalate privileges via crafted bulk-action requests. The common bulk action endpoint reads a request-controlled handle, checks permissions only when that handle matches a direct key in the $actions metadata array, and then invokes the same handle as a method on the resolved bulk-action class. An authenticated Manager with read-admin-panel access but without auth-users permissions can send direct POST requests to update roles, promote an account to Admin, or delete other users.
Summary
What happened
Improper authorization in the BulkActions dispatcher in Akaunting 3.1.21 allows remote authenticated users to escalate privileges via crafted bulk-action requests. The common bulk action endpoint reads a request-controlled handle, checks permissions only when that handle matches a direct key in the $actions metadata array, and then invokes the same handle as a method on the resolved bulk-action class. An authenticated Manager with read-admin-panel access but without auth-users permissions can send direct POST requests to update roles, promote an account to Admin, or delete other users.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-19198
- Published
- Aug 19, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- Vendor
- Akaunting
- Product
- Akaunting
- Classifications
- CWE-863, T1068
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 19, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=3.1.21
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