CVE-2026-48150Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Global Administrator escalation via unchecked role assignment

Published May 27, 2026 · Updated May 27, 2026

Privilege escalation in Budibase before 3.39.0 allows remote authenticated users to gain global Administrator access via a role-assignment request. The /api/public/v1/roles/assign controller passes unfiltered builder and admin fields to the SDK after builderOrAdmin accepts an app-scoped builder. Exploitation requires a workspace-scoped builder API key and the Enterprise EXPANDED_PUBLIC_API feature; a successful request grants tenant-wide administrative control.

CVSS severity9.0
Critical
EPSS probability0.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Budibase before 3.39.0 allows remote authenticated users to gain global Administrator access via a role-assignment request. The /api/public/v1/roles/assign controller passes unfiltered builder and admin fields to the SDK after builderOrAdmin accepts an app-scoped builder. Exploitation requires a workspace-scoped builder API key and the Enterprise EXPANDED_PUBLIC_API feature; a successful request grants tenant-wide administrative control.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-48150
Published
May 27, 2026
Updated
May 27, 2026
Vendor
Budibase
Product
Budibase
Classifications
CWE-915, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 27, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 27, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 3.39.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Budibase · Budibaseversion=< 3.39.0

Published CVSS scores

9.0GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

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Attacks

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-915Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes
T1098Account Manipulation

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