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CVE-2026-45332

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2026-05-28
  • Fixed in2.0.0-beta.28
  • WeaknessCWE-200 · CWE-306

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Description

Automad is a flat-file content management system and template engine. From 2.0.0-alpha.1 to 2.0.0-beta.27, a Broken Access Control vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to retrieve the bcrypt password hash of every administrator account with a single POST request. The /_api/user-collection/create-first-user setup endpoint remains publicly accessible once initial configuration is complete and returns full serialized user data in the JSON response body. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.0-beta.28.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-05-2819:16CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2026-45332?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2026-45332?format=csv
  • TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
  • The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.

Versions per branch

OSV
automad/automad
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.0≥ 2.0.0-alpha.1, < 2.0.0-beta.282.0.0-beta.28

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

Fix

  1. Update automad/automad to 2.0.0-beta.28

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:25 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedlorenzocamilli/CVE-2026-45332-PoC
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2026-05-30
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
  • CNACVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-200, CWE-306read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.4 %2026-10-23
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept1read 2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2026-05-28
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Deferred

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-45332?

Automad is a flat-file content management system and template engine. From 2.0.0-alpha.1 to 2.0.0-beta.27, a Broken Access Control vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to retrieve the bcrypt password hash of every administrator account with a single POST request. The /_api/user-collection/create-first-user setup endpoint remains publicly accessible once initial configuration is complete and returns full serialized user data in the JSON response body. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.0-beta.28.

Is CVE-2026-45332 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2026-45332, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-45332?

CVE-2026-45332 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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