6.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-44884
Portainer: Missing authorization on custom template file endpoint exposes template content
Description

Portainer Community Edition is a lightweight service delivery platform for containerized applications that can be used to manage Docker, Swarm, Kubernetes and ACI environments. From 2.33.0 to before 2.33.8 and 2.39.1, a missing authorization vulnerability in the Custom Template file endpoint (GET /api/custom_templates/{id}/file) allows any authenticated user to read the file content of any custom template by enumerating sequential integer IDs, bypassing Resource Control access restrictions. Template files may contain environment-specific values such as connection strings, API tokens, or registry credentials that administrators would not expect standard users to read. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.33.8 and 2.39.1.

INFO

Published Date :

May 28, 2026, 10:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 1, 2026, 6:07 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-44884 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Portainer portainer
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update Portainer CE to a fixed version to address the authorization vulnerability.
  • Update Portainer CE to version 2.33.8 or later.
  • Update Portainer CE to version 2.39.1 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/portainer/portainer/security/advisories/GHSA-cqpq-2fgr-8mvc Exploit Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-44884 vulnerability over time.

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 01, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:portainer:portainer:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.33.0 up to (excluding) 2.33.8 *cpe:2.3:a:portainer:portainer:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.39.0 up to (excluding) 2.39.1
    Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/portainer/portainer/security/advisories/GHSA-cqpq-2fgr-8mvc Types: Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 28, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Portainer Community Edition is a lightweight service delivery platform for containerized applications that can be used to manage Docker, Swarm, Kubernetes and ACI environments. From 2.33.0 to before 2.33.8 and 2.39.1, a missing authorization vulnerability in the Custom Template file endpoint (GET /api/custom_templates/{id}/file) allows any authenticated user to read the file content of any custom template by enumerating sequential integer IDs, bypassing Resource Control access restrictions. Template files may contain environment-specific values such as connection strings, API tokens, or registry credentials that administrators would not expect standard users to read. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.33.8 and 2.39.1.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-862
    Added Reference https://github.com/portainer/portainer/security/advisories/GHSA-cqpq-2fgr-8mvc
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