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Missing authorization in Umbraco CMS SignalR hubs leaks content keys

Priority LOW 28CWE-306Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.

Summary

Umbraco CMS from 17.0.0 before 17.7.1 and from 18.0.0 before 18.2.1 is affected. The backoffice PreviewHub and BackofficeHub SignalR hubs lack an authorization check, which is CWE-306 (missing authentication for a critical function). An unauthenticated remote attacker can complete the SignalR negotiate step and receive refreshed notifications that disclose content keys, including unpublished content, and the timing of editorial activity.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

Umbraco CMS before 17.7.1 and 18.2.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows unauthenticated clients to connect to the backoffice PreviewHub and BackofficeHub SignalR hubs. Attackers can complete the SignalR negotiate step and receive refreshed notifications that disclose content keys, including unpublished content, and reveal editorial activity timing.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00309 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Umbraco-CMS (umbraco): 17.7.1, 18.2.1

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
umbracoUmbraco-CMS17.0.0 to before 17.7.1; 18.0.0 to before 18.2.117.7.1, 18.2.1Patch availableCNA
  • Umbraco-CMS Vendorumbraco Affected 17.0.0 to before 17.7.1; 18.0.0 to before 18.2.1 Fixed in 17.7.1, 18.2.1 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:umbraco:umbraco_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——umbraco
  • cpe:2.3:a:umbraco:umbraco_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·umbraco

Remediation

Upgrade Umbraco-CMS 17.x to version 17.7.1 and Umbraco-CMS 18.x to version 18.2.1.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA Umbraco-CMS (umbraco) Fixed in 17.7.1, 18.2.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111624
  2. 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-q9r6-5jwm-rmgp
  3. 2026-10-18 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-21 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • TI-2025-41183 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Umbraco CMS v16.3.3 allows attackers to execute… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2012-05477 Umbraco CMS < 4.7.1 codeEditorSave.asmx RCE CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2021-22392 Umbraco v8.14.1 - 'baseUrl' SSRF CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2024-36846 A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Umbraco CMS v14.3.1 allows attackers… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2019-15240 Umbraco CMS 4.11.8 through 7.15.10, and 7.12.4, allows Remote Code Execution by… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2020-04738 Cross-site scripting in Umbraco CMS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
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