8.1
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-72555
Peppermint Lab Peppermint - Broken Access Control
Description

A broken access control vulnerability in Peppermint Lab Peppermint through commit ba6e217 exists because the Config.roles_active flag defaults to false, causing all permission checks on ticket, client, and user handlers to behave as no-ops on default installations. All authenticated users bypass ownership and administrative access controls. An attacker with any user account can read, modify, or delete tickets, clients, and users belonging to any other account.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 11, 2026, 12:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 11, 2026, 12:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
CVSS 3.1 HIGH MITRE-CVE
Solution
Ensure Config.roles_active is true to enforce access controls and prevent unauthorized actions.
  • Set Config.roles_active to true in your installation.
  • Apply the commit ba6e217 to fix default configuration.
  • Review and enforce all access controls.
  • Validate user permissions and roles.
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URL Resource
https://github.com/Peppermint-Lab/peppermint
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  • New CVE Received by 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c

    Aug. 11, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'Peppermint Lab', 'product': 'Peppermint', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'custom', 'lessThanOrEqual': 'ba6e217'}]}]
    Added Description A broken access control vulnerability in Peppermint Lab Peppermint through commit ba6e217 exists because the Config.roles_active flag defaults to false, causing all permission checks on ticket, client, and user handlers to behave as no-ops on default installations. All authenticated users bypass ownership and administrative access controls. An attacker with any user account can read, modify, or delete tickets, clients, and users belonging to any other account.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added Reference https://github.com/Peppermint-Lab/peppermint
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