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CVE-2026-68548

Algernon: Case-insensitive filesystem lets unauthenticated requests bypass /admin,/repo,/data permission-prefix gate

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2026-11-12
  • WeaknessCWE-178 · CWE-863

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Description

Algernon is a small self-contained pure-Go web server. Prior to version 1.17.10, Algernon's URL-prefix authorization gate matches its protected prefixes (/admin, /repo, /data) with case-sensitive strings.HasPrefix, while the exact same raw req.URL.Path is later resolved against the filesystem. On case-insensitive filesystems (Windows NTFS — always; macOS APFS/HFS+ — default), a request for /Admin/secret.lua evades every protected-prefix check, falls through to the public-prefix accept branch, and then resolves on disk to admin/secret.lua. The result is an unauthenticated bypass of the /admin, /repo, and /data authorization boundary, enabling read (and, for Lua files, execution) of protected content. The permission system is active in the default configuration. This issue has been patched in version 1.17.10.

Timeline

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  1. 2026-11-1219:39CVE publishedCNA

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Products declared by the CNA

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  • xyproto algernon
    Affected
    • = < 1.17.10no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-11-12

Neither OSV.dev nor the vendor advisories we read list affected versions for CVE-2026-68548 yet.

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Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

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Exploit-DB
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Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVE record2026-11-12
  • CNACVSS 3.19.42026-11-12
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-178, CWE-8632026-11-12

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Published
2026-11-12

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-68548?

Algernon is a small self-contained pure-Go web server. Prior to version 1.17.10, Algernon's URL-prefix authorization gate matches its protected prefixes (/admin, /repo, /data) with case-sensitive strings.HasPrefix, while the exact same raw req.URL.Path is later resolved against the filesystem. On case-insensitive filesystems (Windows NTFS — always; macOS APFS/HFS+ — default), a request for /Admin/secret.lua evades every protected-prefix check, falls through to the public-prefix accept branch, and then resolves on disk to admin/secret.lua. The result is an unauthenticated bypass of the /admin, /repo, and /data authorization boundary, enabling read (and, for Lua files, execution) of protected content. The permission system is active in the default configuration. This issue has been patched in version 1.17.10.

Is CVE-2026-68548 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-68548 has not been confirmed.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-68548?

CVE-2026-68548 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.4 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

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