youlai-boot Missing Authorization in Role Menu Allows Privilege Escalation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
youlai-boot through 2.21.1 contains a missing authorization flaw (CWE-862) that lets authenticated users assign arbitrary menu and button permissions to roles through the role menu endpoint. Low-privileged users, such as the GUEST test account, can grant all permissions to their own role and refresh the Redis permission cache to gain administrator-equivalent access.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
youlai-boot through 2.21.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated users to assign arbitrary menu and button permissions to roles via PUT /api/v1/roles/{roleId}/menus. Low-privileged users such as the GUEST test account can grant all permissions to their own role, refreshing the Redis permission cache to gain administrator-equivalent access.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| youlaitech | youlai-boot | up to 2.21.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- youlai-boot Vendoryoulaitech Affected up to 2.21.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for youlai-boot.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110215
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-gwjx-qpv6-g7jw
- 2026-10-14 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-26 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-26 Priority changed: LOW → HIGH
References
More youlaitech vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-35015 Incorrect access control in youlai-boot v2.21.1 allows attackers to escalate privileges… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-35016 Incorrect access control in the getUserFormData function of youlai-boot v2.21.1 allows… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-06754 youlaitech youlai-boot Users Endpoint UserController.java getUserList sql injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-02838 youlaitech youlai-mall App-side Product Pagination Endpoint SpuController.java listPagedSpuForApp sql injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-13765 youlaitech youlai-mall OrderController.java submitOrderPayment improper authorization CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-13764 youlaitech youlai-mall MemberController.java getMemberByMobile access control CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-110215 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-110215 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gwjx-qpv6-g7jw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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