CVE-2026-79314: Access Control Flaw (CVSS 8.8)

Description

A horizontal privilege escalation vulnerability exists in x-ui 0.3.2. An authenticated user can modify the inbound proxy configurations of other users, including remark, port, protocol, settings, enabled state, expiry time and traffic quota, by submitting a request referencing the target resource identifier. The update path fails to verify that the target resource belongs to the requesting session user, allowing unauthorized cross-user modification of data.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

8.8

HIGH

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

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0030

Probability of exploitation

0.22%

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-284 CWE-284

References

Other References

https://github.com/lichoin/TraceLoom/blob/main/CVEs/CVE-2026-79314.md https://github.com/vaxilu/x-ui

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-79314? +

A horizontal privilege escalation vulnerability exists in x-ui 0.3.2. An authenticated user can modify the inbound proxy configurations of other users, including remark, port, protocol, settings, enabled state, expiry time and traffic quota, by submitting a request referencing the target resource identifier. The update path fails to verify that the target resource belongs to the requesting session user, allowing unauthorized cross-user modification of data. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-79314? +

CVE-2026-79314 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8 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-2026-79314? +

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