Authorization bypass in Netmaker lets users modify other networks' clients
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
Netmaker through 1.7.0 contains an authorization bypass in the updateExtClient handler that lets users scoped to one network modify external clients on other networks. An attacker with external client permissions on one network can send PUT requests to an endpoint that uses an unscoped lookup (CWE-639) to replace public keys, disable clients, and obtain WireGuard private keys. The attack requires low privileges over the network and no user interaction.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Netmaker through 1.7.0 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the updateExtClient handler that allows network-scoped users to modify external clients on other networks. Attackers with external client permissions on one network can send PUT requests to /api/extclients/{network}/{clientid} to replace public keys, disable clients, and obtain WireGuard private keys.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 Netmaker.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-22 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-115325
- 2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-f2gq-2gr7-rjjc
- 2026-10-23 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-23 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-25 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
Patch 2
More gravitl vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-56044 Netmaker through 1.6.0 Improper Certificate Validation in SMTP Client CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
- TI-2022-00579 Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key in gravitl/netmaker CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-15381 Netmaker has Hardcoded DNS Secret Key CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-23357 Netmaker: Denial of Service via Server Shutdown Endpoint CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-23313 Netmaker: Service User with Network Access Can Access config files with WireGuard Private Keys CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2022-07702 Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key in Netmaker CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-115325 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-115325 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f2gq-2gr7-rjjc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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