Improper privilege management in Chamilo LMS - CVE-2026-33706
Published: April 24, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU127552
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-33706
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in the update_user_from_username endpoint when handling REST API requests to modify a user's own profile. A remote user can modify the status field to escalate privileges.
Exploitation requires a valid REST API key.
Affected software
Chamilo LMS
How to mitigate CVE-2026-33706
Install security update from vendor's website.
Chamilo LMS - update to 1.11.38