Incorrect authorization in eLabFTW - #VU159626
Published: November 6, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU159626
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-863
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to read the body and metadata of a deleted eLabFTW experiment.
The vulnerability exists due to access-key sharing continuing to authorize access to a previously shared experiment after it has been soft-deleted. An unauthenticated remote attacker can use the experiment's old, correct access_key in its sharing link to retrieve the deleted experiment page without logging in.
Affected software
eLabFTW
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.
eLabFTW - update to 6.0.0