oneuptime: Improper Authorization
CVE-2026-30956 is a critical-severity improper authorization vulnerability in oneuptime, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.9 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. Affected oneuptime versions: < 10.0.21. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.55% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
Critical severity: a successful attack would have severe impact.
What to do
- Check which version of oneuptime you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.
- Read the advisory on github.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
Affected products and versions
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- LowA basic user account is enough.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- ChangedThe attack can reach beyond the vulnerable component into other systems.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (github.com).
Official description
OneUptime is a solution for monitoring and managing online services. Prior to 10.0.21, a low‑privileged user can bypass authorization and tenant isolation in OneUptime v10.0.20 and earlier by sending a forged is-multi-tenant-query header together with a controlled projectid header. Because the server trusts this client-supplied header, internal permission checks in BasePermission are skipped and tenant scoping is disabled. This allows attackers to access project data belonging to other tenants, read sensitive User fields via nested relations, leak plaintext resetPasswordToken, and reset the victim’s password and fully take over the account. This results in cross‑tenant data exposure and full account takeover. This vulnerability is fixed in 10.0.21.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Improper Authorization
The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Divide the product into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Reduce the attack surface by carefully mapping roles with data and functionality. Use role-based access control (RBAC) to enforce the roles at the appropriate boundaries. Note that this approach may not protect against horizontal authorization, i.e., it will not protect a user from attacking others with the same role.
- Ensure that you perform access control checks related to your business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that you apply to more generic resources such as files, connections, processes, memory, and database records. For example, a database may restrict access for medical records to a specific database user, but each record might only be intended to be accessible to the patient and the patient's doctor.
- Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid. For example, consider using authorization frameworks such as the JAAS Authorization Framework and the OWASP ESAPI Access Control feature.
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Patches and release notes
- github.com/OneUptime/oneuptime/releases/tag/10.0.21Product, Release Notes
Other vulnerabilities in oneuptime
- 7.1 High severity
- 9.9 Critical severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 8.1 High severity
- 8.1 High severity
- 9.1 Critical severity
Recent Improper Authorization vulnerabilities
- 8.8 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 9.4 Critical severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 7.7 High severity
- 8.8 High severity
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