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TI-2026-50793 Aliases CVE-2026-72533GHSA-588v-59vc-3xh9

Portainer Portainer CE - Authentication Bypass

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-287Published · Updated

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
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

An authentication bypass vulnerability in Portainer CE through 2.44.0 allows authenticated low-privileged users to bypass Docker proxy authorization checks via non-canonical URL normalization, defeating all authorization middleware. The proxy endpoint fails to normalize request paths before applying access controls, allowing crafted requests to be interpreted differently by the proxy and the authorization layer. Successful exploitation grants the attacker root-level access to the underlying Docker host.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00556 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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
portainerPortainer CEup to 2.44.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Portainer CE Vendorportainer Affected up to 2.44.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-72533
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-588v-59vc-3xh9

References

Other 1

  • TI-2026-32726 Portainer: Missing authorization on Docker plugin endpoints allows host RCE CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2026-32758 Portainer: JWT accepted in URL query leaks tokens to logs and referers CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2026-32727 Portainer: Endpoint security bypass via Swarm service create/update CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2020-14859 Portainer 1.24.1 and earlier is affected by incorrect access control that may lead to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-22245 Portainer before 2.20.0 allows redirects when the target is not index.yaml. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2018-13786 A vulnerability was found in Portainer before 1.20.0. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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