Incorrect authorization in Hestia Control Panel - #VU164469
Published: November 10, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU164469
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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 a remote privileged user to bypass protected root administrator read-only restrictions and gain persistent root-level API access, potentially disclosing or modifying data and disrupting services.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect authorization in web/add/access-key/index.php when processing access-key creation requests during protected root administrator impersonation without enforcing $read_only. A remote privileged user can submit a POST request to /add/access-key/ in that context to create a reusable root-owned credential, enabling root-scope API operations permitted by its profile outside the browser session.
Affected software
Hestia Control Panel
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.
Hestia Control Panel - update to 1.10.6