CVE-2026-16764
A vulnerability was identified in OWASP DefectDojo 2.59.0.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A vulnerability was identified in OWASP DefectDojo 2.59.0. This issue affects the function UserSerializer of the file dojo/api_v2/serializers.py of the component API/Web. Such manipulation of the argument is_staff leads to improper privilege management. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 2.58.3 and 3.0.0 is capable of addressing this issue. The name of the patch is 68a272f299d096249fd3ba9c2676bf69012857bf. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. 2.59.0 was not intended to be released and has been removed.
- CVSS 4.0
- 2.1 LOWCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-266, CWE-269
- Source
- cna@vuldb.com
References
- https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/commit/68a272f299d096249fd3ba9c2676bf69012857bf
- https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/pull/14952
- https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/releases/tag/3.0.0
- https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/security/advisories/GHSA-w2j3-x3j3-mm43
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-16764
- https://vuldb.com/submit/861317
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/382629
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/382629/cti
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.