Editor-to-Administrator escalation via overbroad admin authentication
Published Jun 15, 2026 · Updated Jun 15, 2026
Improper access control in impworks Bonsai 6.0 allows remote authenticated users with Editor privileges to gain Administrator control. AdminAuthHandler accepts both Administrator and Editor roles, and UsersController and DynamicConfigController perform privileged mutations without a second Administrator-only check. An Editor session can therefore change users, roles, passwords, and global configuration, including granting persistent administrative access.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in impworks Bonsai 6.0 allows remote authenticated users with Editor privileges to gain Administrator control. AdminAuthHandler accepts both Administrator and Editor roles, and UsersController and DynamicConfigController perform privileged mutations without a second Administrator-only check. An Editor session can therefore change users, roles, passwords, and global configuration, including granting persistent administrative access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-50881
- Published
- Jun 15, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 15, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-284, T1068
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jun 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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