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CVE-2026-22683

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2026-04-07
  • WeaknessCWE-862

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Description

Windmill versions 1.56.0 through 1.614.0 contain a missing authorization vulnerability that allows users with the Operator role to perform prohibited entity creation and modification actions via the backend API. Although Operators are documented and priced as unable to create or modify entities, the API does not enforce the Operator restriction on workspace endpoints, allowing an Operator to create and update scripts, flows, apps, and raw_apps. Since Operators can also execute scripts via the jobs API, this allows direct privilege escalation to remote code execution within the Windmill deployment. This vulnerability has existed since the introduction of the Operator role in version 1.56.0.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-04-0717:16CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2026-22683?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Nextcloud flow
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.x≥ 1.0.0, ≤ 1.2.2no fix published
Windmill
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.x≥ 1.56.0, ≤ 1.614.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2026-04-08
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
  • CNACVSS 4.08.7read 2026-10-23
  • CNACVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-862read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.6 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 4.0 vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Published
2026-04-07
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-22683?

Windmill versions 1.56.0 through 1.614.0 contain a missing authorization vulnerability that allows users with the Operator role to perform prohibited entity creation and modification actions via the backend API. Although Operators are documented and priced as unable to create or modify entities, the API does not enforce the Operator restriction on workspace endpoints, allowing an Operator to create and update scripts, flows, apps, and raw_apps. Since Operators can also execute scripts via the jobs API, this allows direct privilege escalation to remote code execution within the Windmill deployment. This vulnerability has existed since the introduction of the Operator role in version 1.56.0.

Is CVE-2026-22683 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2026-22683, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-22683?

CVE-2026-22683 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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