{"schema_version":"1.7.5","id":"GHSA-ch3w-9456-38v3","published":"2026-03-09T17:27:49Z","modified":"2026-03-23T04:56:24.994911028Z","aliases":["CVE-2026-29195","GO-2026-4654"],"summary":"Netmaker has Privilege Escalation from Admin to Super-Admin via User Update","details":"The user update handler (PUT /api/users/{username}) lacks validation to prevent an admin-role user from assigning the super-admin role during account updates. While the code correctly blocks an admin from assigning the admin role to another user, it does not include an equivalent check for the super-admin role.\n\n> Credits\n> Artem Danilov (Positive Technologies)","affected":[{"package":{"name":"github.com/gravitl/netmaker","ecosystem":"Go","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/gravitl/netmaker"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.5.0"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/03/GHSA-ch3w-9456-38v3/GHSA-ch3w-9456-38v3.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/gravitl/netmaker/security/advisories/GHSA-ch3w-9456-38v3"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29195"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/gravitl/netmaker"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/gravitl/netmaker/releases/tag/v1.5.0"}],"database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-863"],"github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-03-09T17:27:49Z","nvd_published_at":"2026-03-07T17:15:51Z","severity":"MODERATE"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"}]}