November 14, 2026

CVE Watchtower

CVE-2026-125360Southclaws storyden Improper Privilege Management

NVD

Vulnerability Summary

Storyden through 1.26.16 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows users holding MANAGE_ROLES to grant the ADMINISTRATOR permission without being administrators. Attackers can call AccountAddRole on another controlled account or use RoleCreate and RoleUpdate to create administrator roles, taking full control of the instance.
Severity Level
HIGH(8.6)
Published Date
Nov 9, 2026
Last Modified
Nov 10, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.40%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management ↗
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 8.6 (HIGH)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Attack RequirementsNone
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)High
Availability (Vulnerable System)High
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)None
Availability (Subsequent System)None
Show CVSS v3.x metrics (score 7.2)
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 7.2 (HIGH)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • Southclaws storyden <= 1.26.16
Patched Versions
  • Southclaws storyden 1.26.16

What to do

Plan remediation soon. No exploitation is confirmed yet, but the severity is high.

  1. Check whether you run Southclaws storyden and which version.
  2. Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.

Timeline

  • Nov 9, 2026Published
  • Nov 10, 2026Record last modified

Score, severity and exploitation changes are tracked from the day Watchtower started logging them.

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External References

Data last checked: Nov 14, 2026 00:39 UTC