What is CVE-2026-35478?

CVE-2026-35478 is a high-severity vulnerability in Inventree, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2026-04-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-35478?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Inventree

CVE-2026-35478

InvenTree is an Open Source Inventory Management System. From 0.16.0 to before 1.2.7, any authenticated InvenTree user can create a valid API token attributed to any other user in the system — including administrators and superusers — by supplying the target's user ID in the user field of a POST /api/user/tokens/ request. The returned token is immediately usable for full API authentication as the target user, from any network location, with no further interaction required. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.7 and 1.3.0.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.003 (22.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Inventree — versions >= 0.16.0, < 1.2.7
Inventree_project Inventree

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-35478?: CVE-2026-35478 is a high-severity vulnerability in Inventree, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2026-04-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-35478?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.