Authorization bypass through user-controlled key in Group Office - #VU165942

 

Authorization bypass through user-controlled key in Group Office - #VU165942

Published: November 11, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU165942
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-639
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to disclose contact names and their containing address books across access-control boundaries.

The vulnerability exists due to authorization bypass through user-controlled keys in Group Office's files/folder/checkModelFolder endpoint when retrieving modern entities and their folder paths without enforcing record or folder permissions. A remote user can enumerate contact identifiers with access to the Files module to harvest names and address-book membership from returned paths.


Affected software

Group Office

Remediation

Install security update from vendor's website.

Group Office - update to 6.8.179

External References

Related Security Bulletins