kan through 0.6.0 Authorization Bypass via GitHub Project Import
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
kan through 0.6.0 fails to properly validate board creation permissions in the GitHub project import endpoint, allowing guests to create boards despite lacking board:create permission. Attackers can bypass authorization checks by using the importProjects mutation to create boards while remaining blocked on direct creation paths.
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-92802
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-frgf-wpx9-58c9
References
More kanbn vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-74122 Unauthenticated server-side request forgery in Kan download route CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
Sources
- CVE-2026-92802 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-92802 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-frgf-wpx9-58c9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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