What is CVE-2026-63727?

CVE-2026-63727 is a high-severity vulnerability in Anchore Enterprise, classified under CWE-648. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-07-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-63727?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Anchore Enterprise

CVE-2026-63727

Anchore Enterprise versions from 5.11.0 to 5.27.1 and 6.0.0 contain an improper privilege escalation vulnerability in the user management API. An authenticated attacker who is able to access the Anchore Enterprise API could issue an API call capable of modifying user permissions to gain access to additional resources and operations. It is not possible to grant the system-admin role, but a read only user could be granted write access. This issue is fixed in Anchore Enterprise 5.27.2 and 6.0.1.

EPSS: 0.003 (17.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Anchore Enterprise — versions 5.11.0, 6.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-648

References

Release Notes (release-notes)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-63727?: CVE-2026-63727 is a high-severity vulnerability in Anchore Enterprise, classified under CWE-648. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-07-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-63727?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.