CVE-2026-109119
Improper Privilege Management in the user management API endpoint (/api/users/{username_or_id}) in Rdiffweb allows authenticated users to elevate their privileges to administrator by modifying the role parameter in a POST request.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Improper Privilege Management in the user management API endpoint (/api/users/{username_or_id}) in Rdiffweb allows authenticated users to elevate their privileges to administrator by modifying the role parameter in a POST request.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 32th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Source
- cve@gitlab.com
EPSS moved from 0.4% on 17 October 2026 to 0.4% on 26 October 2026.
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.