Improper Authentication in AdGuard Home - CVE-2026-32136

 

Improper Authentication in AdGuard Home - CVE-2026-32136

Published: April 24, 2026 / Updated: April 30, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU127584
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-32136
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
AdGuard Home
Software vendor:
AdGuard

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication and gain administrative access.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authentication in internal/home/web.go when processing an HTTP/1.1 request that upgrades to HTTP/2 cleartext (h2c). A remote attacker can send a specially crafted upgrade request to bypass authentication and gain administrative access.

HTTP/2 over TLS is not affected.


Remediation

Install security update from vendor's website.

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