SB2026111207 - Missing Authorization in eLabFTW
Published: November 12, 2026
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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.