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CVE-2026-79989

The vulnerability allows any authenticated user to change their own password without providing the current password or having an active elevated session.

HIGH 8.7EPSS 0.31%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.31%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The vulnerability allows any authenticated user to change their own password without providing the current password or having an active elevated session. It also allows the attacker to change other users’ passwords if the attacker’s account has Edit users permission (which doesn’t allow changing others’ passwords) and lacks Administrate users permission (which is required to change others’ passwords).

CVSS 4.0: 8.7 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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: 0.31% probability · 24th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-285
Source: 7004884b-51e2-48e8-b4a2-5ca29e80453e

References

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