HIGH 8.6 NVD
CVE-2026-111627
HestiaCP before 1.10.5 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows non-ROOT_USER administrators to perform write actions while impersonating the
HestiaCP before 1.10.5 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows non-ROOT_USER administrators to perform write actions while impersonating the protected ROOT_USER account. Attackers can log in via the loginas parameter and POST to /add/cron/, because the read-only flag is never checked, causing crond to run their commands as the protected administrator's system account.
References
- https://github.com/hestiacp/hestiacp/blob/1.10.4/web/add/cron/index.php#L11-L70
- https://github.com/hestiacp/hestiacp/blob/1.10.4/web/inc/policies.php#L3-L14
- https://github.com/hestiacp/hestiacp/commit/1af7e057cd5ad2ea945acba6c9932ea1a1802c24
- https://github.com/hestiacp/hestiacp/releases/tag/1.10.5
- https://github.com/hestiacp/hestiacp/security/advisories/GHSA-vp7q-fjv5-5vg8
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.6 was published on 2026-10-16 via NVD.
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