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CVE-2026-32693: Canonical Juju · Incorrect Authorization

Affects Canonical JujuSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High : upgrade to 3.6.19 soon.

Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 20:20 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 24% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.6.19
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 Mar 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  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

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 31 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Juju and juju to 3.6.19.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
CanonicalJujuAffected
  • >=3.0.0 <3.6.19
Fixed in
  • 3.6.19
GitHubjuju/jujupkg:github/juju/jujuOther threatsAffected
  • =3.0.0
Fixed in–
GitHubjujupkg:github/jujuOther threatsAffected
  • >=3.0.0 <3.6.19
Fixed in
  • 3.6.19

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AI-suggested

1. 2. If you cannot patch yet, restrict network access to the Juju secret management interfaces to trusted administrators only, using network segmentation and firewall rules. 3. Review and tighten grantee permissions to the minimum necessary, avoiding unnecessary delegation of secret update rights. 4. Implement monitoring and alerting on secret update operations to detect anomalous or unauthorized changes promptly. 5. Conduct regular audits of secret values and access logs to identify potential exploitation attempts. 6. Use external secret management solutions with robust access controls as a compensating control if immediate patching is not feasible. 7. Educate administrators about the risk of this vulnerability and the importance of controlling secret access and updates carefully. 8. Follow Canonical’s security advisories for updates and recommended best practices related to Juju secret management.

Description

In Juju from version 3.0.0 through 3.6.18, the authorization of the "secret-set" tool is not performed correctly, which allows a grantee to update the secret content, and can lead to reading or updating other secrets. When the "secret-set" tool logs an error in an exploitation attempt, the secret is still updated contrary to expectations, and the new value is visible to both the owner and the grantee.

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