CVE-2026-114391
ZenTao PMS before 22.3 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in commonModel::isOpenMethod() that lets logged-in users skip group-based ACL checks for any method containing 'ajax'.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
ZenTao PMS before 22.3 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in commonModel::isOpenMethod() that lets logged-in users skip group-based ACL checks for any method containing 'ajax'. Minimal-privilege users can call methods like task.ajaxGetByID, system.ajaxDBAuthUrl and admin.ajaxChangeTableEngine to read data, obtain database credentials, trigger CI jobs and alter tables.
- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/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/M
- EPSS
- 0.30% probability · 22th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
EPSS moved from 0.3% on 22 October 2026 to 0.3% on 27 October 2026.
References
- https://github.com/easysoft/zentaopms/blob/zentaopms_22.2_20260527/module/common/model.php#L446-L463
- https://github.com/easysoft/zentaopms/blob/zentaopms_22.2_20260527/module/system/control.php#L454-L474
- https://github.com/easysoft/zentaopms/commit/ac484f3b01c0f84002391a344d99dd2993692f49
- https://github.com/easysoft/zentaopms/issues/181
- https://github.com/easysoft/zentaopms/releases/tag/zentaopms_22.3_20260707
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zentao-pms-before-22.3-authorization-bypass-via-ajax-controller-methods
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.