Arkon missing authorization exposes other departments' skill versions
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
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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Arkon.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111717
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-16 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
- 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-f92x-p3q7-cx4j
References
More nduckmink vulnerabilities
- 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
- CVE-2026-111717 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-111717 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f92x-p3q7-cx4j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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