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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2026-16764 Detail

Description

A vulnerability was identified in OWASP DefectDojo 2.59.0. This issue affects the function UserSerializer of the file dojo/api_v2/serializers.py of the component API/Web. Such manipulation of the argument is_staff leads to improper privilege management. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 2.58.3 and 3.0.0 is capable of addressing this issue. The name of the patch is 68a272f299d096249fd3ba9c2676bf69012857bf. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. 2.59.0 was not intended to be released and has been removed.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
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Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  VulDB
CVSS-BT 2.1 LOW
Vector:  CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/commit/68a272f299d096249fd3ba9c2676bf69012857bf VulDB
https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/pull/14952 VulDB
https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/releases/tag/3.0.0 VulDB
https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/security/advisories/GHSA-w2j3-x3j3-mm43 VulDB
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-16764 VulDB
https://vuldb.com/submit/861317 VulDB
https://vuldb.com/vuln/382629 VulDB
https://vuldb.com/vuln/382629/cti VulDB

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment VulDB  
CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management VulDB  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-16764
NVD Published Date:
07/23/2026
NVD Last Modified:
07/23/2026
Source:
VulDB