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TI-2026-04701 Aliases CVE-2026-5373GHSA-jc2w-m6fm-mc3g

runZero Platform superuser privilege escalation

Priority LOW 38CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

An issue that allowed all-organization administrators to promote accounts to superuser status has been resolved. This is an instance of CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management, and has an estimated CVSS score of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N (8.1 High). This issue was fixed in version 4.0.260202.0 of the runZero Platform.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00224 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Platform (runZero): 4.0.260202.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
runZeroPlatformbefore 4.0.260202.04.0.260202.0Patch availableCNA
  • Platform VendorrunZero Affected before 4.0.260202.0 Fixed in 4.0.260202.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:runzero:runzero_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.0.260202.0VulnerablerunZero
  • cpe:2.3:a:runzero:runzero_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.0.260202.0 Vulnerable ·runZero

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Platform (runZero) Fixed in 4.0.260202.0

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    runZero Platform 4.0.260202.0

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-04702 runZero Platform MCP information leakPriority LOW 25
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-5373
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jc2w-m6fm-mc3g

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2026-04700 runZero Platform SQL injection in saved queries CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2026-04706 runZero Platform user creation leak CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2026-04704 runZero Platform session timeout failure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2026-04712 runZero Platform incorrect credential scope CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.8
  • TI-2026-04702 runZero Platform MCP information leak CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.8
  • TI-2026-04708 runZero Platform cleartext secret exposure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
See all 11 →

Sources

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