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Arkon missing authorization exposes other departments' skill versions

Priority MEDIUM 57CWE-639Published · 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
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.

Summary

Arkon through 0.9.2 contains a missing authorization flaw in list_skill_versions (CWE-639). An authenticated employee with the default skill:read permission can read version numbers, hashes, storage paths and changelogs of other departments' skills by bypassing the can_access_skill check. The attacker needs only a low-privilege employee account.

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

Description from the CNA

Arkon through 0.9.2 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in list_skill_versions that allows authenticated employees to read other departments' skill version metadata by bypassing the can_access_skill check. Attackers holding the default skill:read permission can request GET /api/skills/{slug}/versions for another department's skill to obtain version numbers, hashes, storage paths and changelogs.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00269 19th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
nduckminkarkonup to 0.9.2—No fix listedCNA
  • arkon Vendornduckmink Affected up to 0.9.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Arkon.

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

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111717
  2. 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  3. 2026-10-16 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
  4. 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-f92x-p3q7-cx4j

References

  • TI-2026-75501 Missing authorization in Arkon wiki graph API exposes page metadata CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2026-75502 Broken access control in Arkon exposes other departments' sources CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3

Sources