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Missing authorization in LibreNMS port purge lets read-only users delete ports

Priority LOW 23CWE-862Published · Updated

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
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

LibreNMS before 26.9.0 is affected by a missing authorization flaw in PortsController::purge (CWE-862). Users with global read access can physically delete ports without having delete privileges. An attacker with a read-only account can send DELETE requests to /ports/purge with purge=all to irreversibly erase every deleted port on all visible devices.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

LibreNMS before 26.9.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in PortsController::purge that allows global-read users to physically delete ports without delete privileges. Attackers with read-only accounts can send DELETE requests to /ports/purge, using purge=all to irreversibly erase every deleted port on all visible devices.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00192 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed librenms (librenms): 26.9.0

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
librenmslibrenmsbefore 26.9.026.9.0Patch availableCNA
  • librenms Vendorlibrenms Affected before 26.9.0 Fixed in 26.9.0 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:librenms:librenms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——librenms
  • cpe:2.3:a:librenms:librenms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·librenms

Remediation

LibreNMS fixed this in version 26.9.0. Upgrade LibreNMS to 26.9.0 or later.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

  • Fix · CNA librenms (librenms) Fixed in 26.9.0

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    librenms 26.9.0

    6 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 2 MEDIUM, 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-71173 LDAP filter injection in LibreNMS allows authentication bypassPriority HIGH 75
    • TI-2026-71169 SQL injection in LibreNMS notifications lets users read password hashesPriority MEDIUM 64
    • TI-2026-71168 Stored cross-site scripting in LibreNMS wireless sensor descriptionsPriority MEDIUM 57

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109356
  2. 2026-10-12 Alias added: GHSA-h6hv-5g7p-j2pv
  3. 2026-10-26 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • TI-2018-14479 LibreNMS 1.46 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands by using the… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-71173 LDAP filter injection in LibreNMS allows authentication bypass CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2026-59134 LibreNMS before 26.8.0 Authentication Bypass via API Token Type Confusion CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2026-57885 LibreNMS before 26.7.0 Stored XSS via Oxidized API CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2022-03735 Insufficient Session Expiration in librenms/librenms CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-57886 LibreNMS before 26.5.0 Remote Code Execution via AboutController CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
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