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CVE-2026-59509

An unauthenticated improper input validation vulnerability in the POST /fetch_cve_data endpoint in cve-search.

CRITICAL 9.2EPSS 0.54%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An unauthenticated improper input validation vulnerability in the POST /fetch_cve_data endpoint in cve-search. A remote attacker can manipulate request parameters controlling the MongoDB collection, projected fields, and regular-expression filters to read arbitrary application MongoDB collections. This can expose administrative usernames and password hashes from the mgmt_users collection, enabling offline password cracking and potential administrative account compromise.

CVSS 4.0: 9.2 CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/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: 0.54% probability · 44th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-20
Source: 5a6e4751-2f3f-4070-9419-94fb35b644e8

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.