Description
MISP has a security issue that can let a user gain more access than their API key is supposed to allow.

A read-only API key should only let someone view information. However, after logging in with such a key, a specific MISP function could accidentally restore the user’s normal account permissions. This means someone with a read-only API key could potentially gain write, delete, or even administrator access if their underlying account has those permissions.

Exploiting the issue requires a valid read-only API key and a single request to the affected function.

The main impact is that MISP’s API key restrictions can be bypassed, allowing actions that the API key was specifically meant to prevent.




Version affected: <2.5.47
Published: 2026-09-21
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

The fix removes the call to User::getAuthUser() and Auth::login() from the updateLoginTime() method, which was re-authenticating the user with their full role permissions. It replaces this with a call to _refreshAuth(), which refreshes the authentication state while preserving the current (restricted) permission level associated with the API key, preventing privilege escalation.

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Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000

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Description MISP has a security issue that can let a user gain more access than their API key is supposed to allow. A read-only API key should only let someone view information. However, after logging in with such a key, a specific MISP function could accidentally restore the user’s normal account permissions. This means someone with a read-only API key could potentially gain write, delete, or even administrator access if their underlying account has those permissions. Exploiting the issue requires a valid read-only API key and a single request to the affected function. The main impact is that MISP’s API key restrictions can be bypassed, allowing actions that the API key was specifically meant to prevent. Version affected: <2.5.47
Title MISP Privilege Escalation: Read-Only API Key User Can Regain Full Role via updateLoginTime
Weaknesses CWE-269
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CIRCL

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-21T14:48:17.524Z

Reserved: 2026-09-21T12:42:51.237Z

Link: CVE-2026-94381

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-21T13:17:13.360

Modified: 2026-09-21T13:17:13.460

Link: CVE-2026-94381

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-269

    Improper Privilege Management