CVE-2026-43510: CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment in CISA manage.get.gov
manage.get.gov is the .gov TLD registrar maintained by CISA. manage.get.gov allows an organization administrator to assign domain manager privileges for domains not already in another organization. Fixed in 1.176.0 on or around 2026-04-30.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2026-43510 in manage.get.gov allows an organization administrator to incorrectly assign domain manager privileges for domains that are not already part of another organization. This is a privilege assignment flaw categorized under CWE-266. The flaw could lead to unauthorized modification or disruption of domain management. The issue was addressed and fixed in version 1.176.0 released on or around April 30, 2026. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, high attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, but high impact on integrity and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an organization administrator to assign domain manager privileges improperly, potentially enabling unauthorized changes to domain configurations or disruption of domain services. This impacts the integrity and availability of domain management within the .gov TLD registrar system. There is no confidentiality impact reported. No known exploits in the wild have been identified.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in version 1.176.0 of manage.get.gov, released around April 30, 2026. Organizations using affected versions such as 1.92.0 should upgrade to 1.176.0 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No vendor advisory or official remediation level is provided, so patch status beyond this fix is not explicitly confirmed. Patch status is considered fixed in 1.176.0. No additional mitigation guidance is provided.
CVE-2026-43510: CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment in CISA manage.get.gov
Description
manage.get.gov is the .gov TLD registrar maintained by CISA. manage.get.gov allows an organization administrator to assign domain manager privileges for domains not already in another organization. Fixed in 1.176.0 on or around 2026-04-30.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.9medium
Affected software
pkg:github/cisagov/manage.get.govRun on your own infrastructure? Check whether these packages are installed with threat-finder — our free open-source scanner.
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2026-43510 in manage.get.gov allows an organization administrator to incorrectly assign domain manager privileges for domains that are not already part of another organization. This is a privilege assignment flaw categorized under CWE-266. The flaw could lead to unauthorized modification or disruption of domain management. The issue was addressed and fixed in version 1.176.0 released on or around April 30, 2026. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, high attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, but high impact on integrity and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an organization administrator to assign domain manager privileges improperly, potentially enabling unauthorized changes to domain configurations or disruption of domain services. This impacts the integrity and availability of domain management within the .gov TLD registrar system. There is no confidentiality impact reported. No known exploits in the wild have been identified.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in version 1.176.0 of manage.get.gov, released around April 30, 2026. Organizations using affected versions such as 1.92.0 should upgrade to 1.176.0 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No vendor advisory or official remediation level is provided, so patch status beyond this fix is not explicitly confirmed. Patch status is considered fixed in 1.176.0. No additional mitigation guidance is provided.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- cisa-cg
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-01T15:27:56.173Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69fce65acbff5d861023a2ee
Added to database: 05/07/2026, 19:22:02 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 20:15:47 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:59 UTC
Views: 95
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