What is CVE-2026-24042?

CVE-2026-24042 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Appsmithorg Appsmith, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.4/10. Published 2026-01-22.

How severe is CVE-2026-24042?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Appsmithorg Appsmith

CVE-2026-24042

Appsmith is a platform to build admin panels, internal tools, and dashboards. In versions 1.94 and below, publicly accessible apps allow unauthenticated users to execute unpublished (edit-mode) actions by sending viewMode=false (or omittin…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.001 (30.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.4 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Appsmithorg Appsmith — versions <= 1.94

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith/security/advisories/GHSA-j9qq-4fj9-9883 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-24042?: CVE-2026-24042 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Appsmithorg Appsmith, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.4/10. Published 2026-01-22.
How severe is CVE-2026-24042?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.4 out of 10.