Missing authorization in getarcaneapp arcane
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Arcane is an interface for managing Docker containers, images, networks, and volumes. Prior to 1.19.0, Arcane's huma-based REST API exposes nine endpoints under /api/customize/git-repositories and /api/git-repositories/sync for managing GitOps source repositories and their stored credentials. Eight of those endpoints (list, create, get, update, delete, test, listBranches, browseFiles) never call the checkAdmin(ctx) helper that every other admin-managed resource (container registries, environments, users, API keys, swarm, settings, system, notifications, events) uses, and the huma authentication middleware deliberately enforces only authentication, not the admin role. As a result, any logged-in user with the default user role can list, create, modify, delete, and test git repository configurations. By repointing an existing repository's URL to an attacker-controlled host while omitting the token/sshKey fields (which UpdateRepository only rewrites when explicitly supplied), the attacker causes Arcane to decrypt the legitimate PAT/SSH key on its next /test, /branches, or /files call and present it as HTTP Basic auth (or SSH key auth) to the attacker's host — producing a one-step exfiltration of plaintext Git credentials. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.19.0.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| getarcaneapp | arcane | before 1.19.0 | 1.19.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/getarcaneapp/arcane/backend (Go) | before 1.19.0 | 1.19.0 | Patch available | GHSA-7h26-hg47-p9hx |
- arcane Vendorgetarcaneapp Affected before 1.19.0 Fixed in 1.19.0 Patch available CNA
- github.com/getarcaneapp/arcane/backend (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.19.0 Fixed in 1.19.0 Patch available GHSA-7h26-hg47-p9hx
Remediation
- Fix · CNA arcane (getarcaneapp) Fixed in 1.19.0
- Fix · GHSA-7h26-hg47-p9hx github.com/getarcaneapp/arcane/backend (Go) Fixed in 1.19.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-45625
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7h26-hg47-p9hx
References
More getarcaneapp vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-75557 Arcane users with delegated permission can take over admin accounts CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-34717 Arcane: Missing admin authorization on global variables endpoint CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-75556 Credential exfiltration in Arcane via registry URL repointing CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
- TI-2026-33371 Arcane: Unauthenticated reflected XSS via SVG color parameter in /api/app-images/logo enables admin account takeover CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-34768 Arcane: Authenticated Arbitrary Host File Read via Docker Compose Include Directives in Arcane CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2026-58913 Arcane before 2.0.0 Missing Administrator Authorization on the Compose Template Mutation Endpoints CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-45625 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-45625 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7h26-hg47-p9hx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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