Authenticated infrastructure takeover via broken access controls
Published May 14, 2026 · Updated May 14, 2026
Broken access control in CFEngine Enterprise 3.21.7, 3.24.2, 3.26.0, and earlier allows remote authenticated users to become admins. Mission Portal applies insufficient authorization checks to low-privilege accounts, but Northern.tech has not disclosed the affected routes or missing checks. A compromised low-privilege account is required; successful exploitation grants hub administration and control of managed infrastructure.
Summary
What happened
Broken access control in CFEngine Enterprise 3.21.7, 3.24.2, 3.26.0, and earlier allows remote authenticated users to become admins. Mission Portal applies insufficient authorization checks to low-privilege accounts, but Northern.tech has not disclosed the affected routes or missing checks. A compromised low-privilege account is required; successful exploitation grants hub administration and control of managed infrastructure.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-24711
- Published
- May 14, 2026
- Updated
- May 14, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-284, T1068
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- May 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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