Broken access control in Blinko lets users read private attachments
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-639.
Summary
Blinko through 1.8.8 from blinkospace has a broken access control flaw in the /api/file route caused by a flawed owner check (CWE-639). An authenticated user with low privileges can download other users' private, non-shared attachments by supplying a stored filename that follows a basename plus millisecond-timestamp pattern. A public proof-of-concept exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Blinko through 1.8.8 contains a broken access control vulnerability in the /api/file route that allows authenticated users to read other users' private attachments due to a flawed owner check. Attackers can supply another user's stored filename, following a basename plus millisecond-timestamp pattern, to download private, non-shared attachments.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| blinkospace | blinko | up to 1.8.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- blinko Vendorblinkospace Affected up to 1.8.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:blinko:blinko:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | blinkospace |
- cpe:2.3:a:blinko:blinko:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·blinkospace
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Blinko.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-15 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110774
- 2026-10-15 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More blinkospace vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-70828 Path traversal in Blinko plugin install overwrites startup files CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-58732 Blinko 1.8.7 Cross-User AI Conversation Read and Write via message tRPC Router CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-58749 Blinko 1.8.7 Cross-User Private Note Disclosure via noteReferenceList CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-19240 Blinko: Admin RCE - MCP Server Command Injection CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-18915 Blinko: Unauthorized Arbitrary File Read - /api/file/temp CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-18919 Blinko: Unauthorized User Information Leak CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences