CVE-2026-46485: Access Control Flaw (CVSS 8.2)

Description

Dashy is a self-hostable personal dashboard. Prior to 4.0.8, Dashy deployments using OIDC can allow unauthenticated users or non-admin authenticated users to write changes to the main config.yaml through the config-saving functionality despite configured permissions, allowing unauthorized modification of dashboard configuration and potential service disruption. This issue is fixed in version 4.0.8.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

8.2

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0030

Probability of exploitation

0.23%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-15 CWE-15

CWE-284 CWE-284

CWE-287 Improper Authentication

CWE-602 CWE-602

References

Other References

https://github.com/lissy93/dashy/releases/tag/4.0.8 https://github.com/lissy93/dashy/security/advisories/GHSA-vjj9-fmvr-6h3p https://github.com/lissy93/dashy/security/advisories/GHSA-vjj9-fmvr-6h3p

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-46485? +

Dashy is a self-hostable personal dashboard. Prior to 4.0.8, Dashy deployments using OIDC can allow unauthenticated users or non-admin authenticated users to write changes to the main config.yaml through the config-saving functionality despite configured permissions, allowing unauthorized modification of dashboard configuration and potential service disruption. This issue is fixed in version 4.0.8. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.2 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-46485? +

CVE-2026-46485 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.2 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching. The EPSS score is 0.0030, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-46485? +

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