CVE-2026-125750firekylin Firekylin Missing Authorization
NVD
Vulnerability Summary
Firekylin through 2.18.1 contains an improper authorization vulnerability that allows editor-role users to read administrator-only secrets because the admin API base guard permits all GET actions. Editors can query options.js for TOTP secrets, push credentials, and cloud storage keys, or user.js for other users' app_key/app_secret to publish posts as administrators via admin/post_push.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 7.1 (HIGH)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NAttack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Attack RequirementsNone
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)Low
Availability (Vulnerable System)None
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)None
Availability (Subsequent System)None
Show CVSS v3.x metrics (score 7.1)
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 7.1 (HIGH)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:NAttack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone
Affected & Patched Versions
- firekylin Firekylin <= 2.18.1
- firekylin Firekylin 2.18.1
What to do
Plan remediation soon. No exploitation is confirmed yet, but the severity is high.
- Check whether you run firekylin Firekylin and which version.
- Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.
Timeline
- Nov 10, 2026Published
- Nov 10, 2026Record last modified
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Set up CVE alertsExternal References
- Issue Trackinghttps://github.com/firekylin/firekylin/issues/975
- Patchhttps://github.com/firekylin/firekylin/pull/976
- Referencehttps://github.com/firekylin/firekylin/blob/2.18.1/src/controller/admin/api/base.js#L69-L77
- Referencehttps://github.com/firekylin/firekylin/blob/2.18.1/src/controller/admin/api/options.js#L12-L41
- Referencehttps://hackmd.io/@hieund/firekylin-admin-api-editor-missing-authz-secret-disclosure
- Referencehttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/firekylin-through-2.18.1-improper-authorization-via-admin-rest-api-get-actions
Data last checked: Nov 14, 2026 02:13 UTC