Authorization bypass in Oqtane exposes other sites' SMTP secrets
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- 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
Oqtane Framework through 10.2.6 contains an authorization bypass (CWE-639) in SettingController that lets a user control which site's settings are read. An attacker with the Administrators role on one site can read another co-tenant site's private settings, including stored SMTP passwords and client secrets.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Oqtane Framework through 10.2.6 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in SettingController that allows a site administrator to read another co-tenant site's private settings. Attackers with the Administrators role on one site can request another site's entityId through their own alias to retrieve stored SMTPPassword and SMTPClientSecret values.
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 is listed for Oqtane Framework, so versions through 10.2.6 remain affected.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111616
- 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-cc9f-f98j-3ppq
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-18 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
More oqtane vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-85078 Broken access control in Oqtane Framework settings API exposes other sites CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.4
- TI-2026-85079 Server-side request forgery in Oqtane Framework file upload from URL CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-111616 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-111616 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cc9f-f98j-3ppq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences