CVE-2026-125364frab frab Improper Privilege Management
NVD
Vulnerability Summary
frab through 0.9.1 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated crew users to grant themselves orga roles by submitting unchecked nested conference_users_attributes. Attackers can abuse UsersController#update or #create, which skip filter_conference_users, to gain orga on any conference and fully manage its events, schedule, reviewers and crew.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 8.6 (HIGH)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NAttack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Attack RequirementsNone
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)High
Availability (Vulnerable System)None
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)None
Availability (Subsequent System)None
Show CVSS v3.x metrics (score 8.1)
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 8.1 (HIGH)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NAttack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone
Affected & Patched Versions
- frab frab <= 0.9.1
- frab frab 0.9.1
What to do
Plan remediation soon. No exploitation is confirmed yet, but the severity is high.
- Check whether you run frab frab and which version.
- Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.
Timeline
- Nov 9, 2026Published
- Nov 10, 2026Record last modified
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Set up CVE alertsExternal References
- Issue Trackinghttps://github.com/frab/frab/issues/1053
- Referencehttps://github.com/frab/frab
- Referencehttps://github.com/frab/frab/blob/0.9.1/app/controllers/users_controller.rb#L51
- Patchhttps://github.com/frab/frab/commit/8d14d491ac73f2e19030e95a86b6575106270eeb
- Referencehttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/frab-through-0.9.1-privilege-escalation-via-conference-users-attributes-in-userscontroller
Data last checked: Nov 14, 2026 00:39 UTC