CVE-2026-120997nerves-hub nerves_hub_web
NVD
Vulnerability Summary
Improper Session Invalidation vulnerability in the dashboard pages, device console and local shell channels in nerves-hub nerves_hub_web allows an organization member who is removed or given a lower role to keep acting at their old role through anything they had open at the time. The dashboard reads the member's role once when a page mounts, in the assign_org_to_scope hook of NervesHubWeb.Auth, and the console, local shell and device event stream channels check membership once at join. Removing a member or changing their role tells none of them, so open pages keep carrying out actions and open consoles keep running commands on the device until the page reloads or the socket disconnects.
The dashboard also opens consoles over NervesHubWeb.UserSocket with a token that holds only the user's id, is accepted for 24 hours, and is not revoked by signing out, which disconnects only the session's LiveViews. Whoever holds a token taken from a page can open consoles as that user, within the user's current membership, until it expires.
This issue affects nerves_hub: from 1.0.0 before 2.5.3.
The dashboard also opens consoles over NervesHubWeb.UserSocket with a token that holds only the user's id, is accepted for 24 hours, and is not revoked by signing out, which disconnects only the session's LiveViews. Whoever holds a token taken from a page can open consoles as that user, within the user's current membership, until it expires.
This issue affects nerves_hub: from 1.0.0 before 2.5.3.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 2.3 (LOW)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:NAttack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Attack RequirementsPresent
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)Low
Integrity (Vulnerable System)Low
Availability (Vulnerable System)None
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)Low
Availability (Subsequent System)None
Affected & Patched Versions
- nerves-hub nerves_hub_web >= 1.0.0 and < 2.5.3
- nerves-hub nerves_hub_web >= b5d2438677f79d10e91aeef20a7b5cd8cca0d63c and < a96497ddd4d24ab1847f7685e255bf96fd87b85b
- nerves-hub nerves_hub_web 2.5.3
- nerves-hub nerves_hub_web a96497ddd4d24ab1847f7685e255bf96fd87b85b
What to do
Fix it during your normal patch cycle. No exploitation is confirmed yet.
- Check whether you run nerves-hub nerves_hub_web and which version.
- Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.
Timeline
- Nov 10, 2026Published
- Nov 12, 2026Record last modified
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External References
- Vendor Advisoryhttps://github.com/nerves-hub/nerves_hub_web/security/advisories/GHSA-c7jf-qcx9-xxf8
- Referencehttps://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-120997.html
- Referencehttps://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-120997
- Patchhttps://github.com/nerves-hub/nerves_hub_web/commit/b5d2438677f79d10e91aeef20a7b5cd8cca0d63c
- Patchhttps://github.com/nerves-hub/nerves_hub_web/commit/a96497ddd4d24ab1847f7685e255bf96fd87b85b
Data last checked: Nov 14, 2026 01:09 UTC