CVE-2026-42571Network attack vector

Administrator escalation via unclaimed identity database records

Published May 9, 2026 · Updated May 9, 2026

Incorrect authorization in the Pelican Platform WebUI allows remote authenticated users to gain administrator privileges. The WebUI permits an authenticated user to create database records bearing an unclaimed configured administrator username or internal group, which the login flow later authorizes. Exploitation requires OIDC login, knowledge or guessing of that identifier, and a matching administrator who has not previously logged in.

CVSS severity9.0
Critical
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect authorization in the Pelican Platform WebUI allows remote authenticated users to gain administrator privileges. The WebUI permits an authenticated user to create database records bearing an unclaimed configured administrator username or internal group, which the login flow later authorizes. Exploitation requires OIDC login, knowledge or guessing of that identifier, and a matching administrator who has not previously logged in.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-42571
Published
May 9, 2026
Updated
May 9, 2026
Vendor
Pelican Platform
Product
Pelican Platform
Classifications
CWE-863, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 9, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=>= 7.21.0, < 7.21.5
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 7.22.0, < 7.22.3
  3. Affected versionversion=>= 7.23.0, < 7.23.3
  4. Affected versionversion=>= 7.24.0, < 7.24.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Pelican Platform · Pelican Platformversion=>= 7.21.0, < 7.21.5; version=>= 7.22.0, < 7.22.3; version=>= 7.23.0, < 7.23.3; version=>= 7.24.0, < 7.24.2

Published CVSS scores

9.0GitHub, Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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