What is CVE-2026-71242?

CVE-2026-71242 is a high-severity vulnerability in Crater-Invoice Crater, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2026-08-05.

How severe is CVE-2026-71242?

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

Auth bypass in Crater-Invoice Crater

CVE-2026-71242

Crater's NotePolicy checks only a blanket Bouncer ability (manage-all-notes / view-all-notes) with no company-ownership comparison, unlike InvoicePolicy and other sibling policies which additionally verify ->hasCompany(->company_id). Any authenticated user of one company can read, edit, or delete another company's notes by ID.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.002 (12.2th 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

Crater-invoice Crater — versions 6.0.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-71242?: CVE-2026-71242 is a high-severity vulnerability in Crater-Invoice Crater, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2026-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2026-71242?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.