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CVE-2026-19928: OpenBoxes · CWE-266

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-19928· Medium 5.3

Public exploit available · CVSS 5.3 Medium · fixed in 0.9.8 : patch OpenBoxes as a priority.

Data as of 14 Nov 2026, 20:44 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 38% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.9.8
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

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: evidence found.

    CISA SSVC: proof of concept public

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by VulDB

    , 21 hours before disclosure

  2. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  3. CISA SSVC assessment

    proof of concept public

    , 2 days after disclosure

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA SSVC, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 14 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
OpenBoxesAffected
  • 0.9.0 – 0.9.7
8 affected builds
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Upgrade OpenBoxes to version 0.9.8 or 0.9.8-hotfix1 to remediate this vulnerability. Applying the patch identified by commit 788cace0af816aa972a713a4631c57f16f895e6b fully mitigates the issue.

Description

A vulnerability in OpenBoxes up to version 0.9.7 affects the Role Interceptor component, specifically the needManager function. This flaw allows improper privilege management, potentially enabling an attacker to escalate privileges remotely. Public exploit code exists. Upgrading to versions 0.9.8 or 0.9.8-hotfix1 mitigates the issue.

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