NetBox through 4.7.0 Credential Disclosure via REST and GraphQL APIs
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
NetBox through 4.7.0 fails to redact sensitive data source backend credentials in REST and GraphQL API responses. Authenticated users with only view permission can retrieve plaintext passwords and secret keys for Git and Amazon S3 backends through API endpoints, gaining unauthorized access to external repositories and storage buckets.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| netbox-community | netbox | up to 4.7.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- netbox Vendornetbox-community Affected up to 4.7.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86175
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2fj3-v6qr-qf3j
References
More netbox-community vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-39558 Deserialization of untrusted data in netbox-community devicetype-library CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2026-23330 NetBox 4.3.5 - 4.5.4 RCE via RenderTemplateMixin CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-39924 Code injection in netbox-community devicetype-library CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-84457 Broken access control in NetBox bulk component creation CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-39685 Uncontrolled search path in netbox-community devicetype-library CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-68595 Template injection in NetBox custom links leaks session cookies CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-86175 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-86175 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2fj3-v6qr-qf3j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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