Privilege escalation in Dotcms
CVE-2026-16337
Improper authorization in the ToolGroupResource and RoleAjax REST/DWR endpoints in dotCMS dotCMS 21.02 through 26.06.22-03 on all platforms allows a low-privileged authenticated backend user to self-assign the administrative layout and self-grant the CMS Administrator role, then achieve remote code execution via a crafted OSGi bundle upload whose BundleActivator executes arbitrary shell commands.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.005 (43.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Dotcms — versions 21.02