CVE-2026-42163: n/a
Mahara versions before 25.04.5 and 26.04.0 have a critical vulnerability that allows unauthorized access to internal accounts via the Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) protocol, affecting LTI 1.1 and LTI 1.3 Advantage implementations.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-42163 is a critical vulnerability in Mahara that permits unauthorized access to internal accounts through the LTI integration under certain conditions. This affects versions prior to 25.04.5 and 26.04.0 and involves both LTI 1.1 and LTI 1.3 Advantage standards. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No specific patch links or vendor advisories are provided in the input data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to full compromise of internal accounts, resulting in complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected systems. This could allow attackers to access sensitive information and potentially disrupt services.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, organizations should consider restricting or monitoring LTI integrations and applying any recommended temporary mitigations from the vendor.
CVE-2026-42163: n/a
Description
Mahara versions before 25.04.5 and 26.04.0 have a critical vulnerability that allows unauthorized access to internal accounts via the Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) protocol, affecting LTI 1.1 and LTI 1.3 Advantage implementations.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.8critical
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-42163 is a critical vulnerability in Mahara that permits unauthorized access to internal accounts through the LTI integration under certain conditions. This affects versions prior to 25.04.5 and 26.04.0 and involves both LTI 1.1 and LTI 1.3 Advantage standards. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No specific patch links or vendor advisories are provided in the input data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to full compromise of internal accounts, resulting in complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected systems. This could allow attackers to access sensitive information and potentially disrupt services.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, organizations should consider restricting or monitoring LTI integrations and applying any recommended temporary mitigations from the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mitre
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a83884ebf8831d539aac684
Added to database: 08/17/2026, 22:16:46 UTC
Last enriched: 09/12/2026, 00:01:50 UTC
Last updated: 10/02/2026, 02:46:04 UTC
Views: 70
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