CRITICAL 9.8 NVD
CVE-2026-49819
UpSnap is a wake on lan web app. Versions 4.4.1 through 5.3.5 are vulnerable to a missing-authentication / privilege-escalation chain in `pb.HandlerInitSuperuse
UpSnap is a wake on lan web app. Versions 4.4.1 through 5.3.5 are vulnerable to a missing-authentication / privilege-escalation chain in `pb.HandlerInitSuperuser` (`backend/pb/handlers.go:249`), reachable as `POST /api/upsnap/init-superuser`. The vulnerable code lacks any authentication, setup token, IP allow-list, or rate limit and is gated only by a `totalSuperusers > 0` count check — a condition that is false on every fresh install — allowing an unauthenticated network-adjacent attacker to register the initial superuser account, receive a long-lived JWT, and pivot to root remote code execution at `backend/networking/wake.go:43` (`exec.CommandContext(ctx, "/bin/sh", "-c", wake_cmd)`). Version 5.4.0 fixes the issue.
References
- https://github.com/seriousm4x/UpSnap/releases/tag/5.4.0
- https://github.com/seriousm4x/UpSnap/security/advisories/GHSA-w4jr-728f-5jhq
This critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 was published on 2026-08-13 via NVD.
Risk Timeline
CVE Disclosed2026-08-13 · -1 days ago
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