Vulnerability in Netbox-Community Netbox
CVE-2026-86175
NetBox through 4.7.0 fails to redact sensitive data source backend credentials in REST and GraphQL API responses. Authenticated users with only view permission can retrieve plaintext passwords and secret keys for Git and Amazon S3 backends through API endpoints, gaining unauthorized access to external repositories and storage buckets.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.9% 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: 0.005 · change: +0.002
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- Researcher Advisory (exploit, third-party-advisory)
- github.com/netbox-community/netbox (product)
- DataSourceSerializer Meta.fields (technical-description)
- GitBackend sensitive_parameters (technical-description)
- DataSourceType GraphQL fields (technical-description)
- GitHub Issue #12625 (issue-tracking)
- VulnCheck Advisory: NetBox through 4.7.0 Credential Disclosure via REST and GraphQL APIs (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-86175?
- CVE-2026-86175 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netbox-Community Netbox, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-09-05.
- How severe is CVE-2026-86175?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.