What is CVE-2026-14949?

CVE-2026-14949 is a medium-severity vulnerability, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-08-20.

How severe is CVE-2026-14949?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

CVE-2026-14949

CVE-2026-14949

A low privileged remote attacker with a valid session can submit a request to the user creation functionality exposed through /api/user/add.php to create new accounts with arbitrary role values, including the highest privilege level used by the application.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

info@cert.vde.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-14949?: CVE-2026-14949 is a medium-severity vulnerability, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-08-20.
How severe is CVE-2026-14949?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.