Missing authorization in nautobot
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Nautobot is a Network Source of Truth and Network Automation Platform. Prior to 2.4.33 and 3.1.2, in the case of inter-object references via GenericForeignKey (a pattern allowing an object to reference another object that may belong to one of several different "content types" or database tables), when creating or updating an object containing a GenericForeignKey, Nautobot's REST API failed to enforce user "view" permissions when determining whether a given reference to another object would be valid. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.4.33 and 3.1.2.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nautobot | nautobot | 3.0.0a2 to before 3.1.2; before 2.4.33 | 3.1.2, 2.4.33 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | nautobot (PyPI) | 3.0.0a2 to before 3.1.2 | 3.1.2 | Patch available | GHSA-wpxj-44w3-2j6x |
| — | nautobot (PyPI) | before 2.4.33 | 2.4.33 | Patch available | GHSA-wpxj-44w3-2j6x |
- nautobot Vendornautobot Affected 3.0.0a2 to before 3.1.2; before 2.4.33 Fixed in 3.1.2, 2.4.33 Patch available CNA
- nautobot (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0a2 to before 3.1.2 Fixed in 3.1.2 Patch available GHSA-wpxj-44w3-2j6x
- nautobot (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.4.33 Fixed in 2.4.33 Patch available GHSA-wpxj-44w3-2j6x
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:networktocode:nautobot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.4.33; 3.0.0 to before 3.1.2 | Vulnerable | Networktocode |
- cpe:2.3:a:networktocode:nautobot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.4.33; 3.0.0 to before 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·Networktocode
Remediation
- Fix · CNA nautobot (nautobot) Fixed in 3.1.2, 2.4.33
- Fix · GHSA-wpxj-44w3-2j6x nautobot (PyPI) Fixed in 3.1.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-wpxj-44w3-2j6x nautobot (PyPI) Fixed in 2.4.33 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44794
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wpxj-44w3-2j6x
References
Patch 3
More nautobot vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-10938 Remote code execution in Jinja2 template rendering in Nautobot CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-32681 Nautobot: Webhook definitions could be used for server-side request forgery (SSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
- TI-2024-23004 Nautobot's BANNER_* configuration can be used to inject arbitrary HTML content into Nautobot pages CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-21845 Reflected Cross-site Scripting potential in all object list views in Nautobot CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-15445 Nautobot has XSS potential in rendered Markdown fields CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2023-26544 nautobot has XSS potential in custom links, job buttons, and computed fields CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-44794 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-44794 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wpxj-44w3-2j6x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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