Auth bypass in Yahoo Elide
CVE-2026-57954
Elide through 7.1.17 fails to enforce @ReadPermission on client-supplied sort expressions in SortingImpl.getValidSortingRules, allowing attackers to sort collections by forbidden fields. Attackers can infer hidden field values through row ordering analysis, leaking relative field ordering across all rows via both JSON:API and GraphQL read paths.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (18.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Yahoo Elide — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/yahoo/elide/issues/3415 (issue-tracking)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/elide-permission-bypass-in-sort-expression-validat… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-57954?
- CVE-2026-57954 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Yahoo Elide, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-06-29.
- How severe is CVE-2026-57954?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.