SB2026111207 - Missing Authorization in eLabFTW



SB2026111207 - Missing Authorization in eLabFTW

Published: November 12, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026111207
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Missing Authorization (CVE-ID: N/A)

CWE-ID: CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

CVSSv4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote user to take ownership of shared entities and move them across teams without authorization.

The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization in eLabFTW entity ownership and team management when processing changes from shared entity editors. A remote user can use ordinary write access to transfer an entity's ownership to themselves and move it to their team, permanently removing it from its owning team.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.