CVE-2026-50007: CWE-862: Missing Authorization in actualbudget actual
Actual is an open-source personal finance application. Prior to 26.7.0, a missing authorization issue allows a shared user with user_access on a budget file to perform owner-only file management actions. A non-owner shared user can call file-management endpoints intended for higher-privilege users, including /delete-user-file, /reset-user-file, and /user-create-key, because requireFileAccess treats ordinary shared access as sufficient for file-management operations that should be restricted to the file owner or an administrator. This issue is fixed in version 26.7.0.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-50007 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Actual personal finance application before version 26.7.0. A non-owner shared user with user_access privileges can invoke file-management endpoints (/delete-user-file, /reset-user-file, /user-create-key) that should be restricted to the file owner or administrator. The root cause is that the requireFileAccess function incorrectly treats ordinary shared access as sufficient authorization for these sensitive operations. This allows unauthorized users to perform owner-only file management actions. The vulnerability is resolved in Actual version 26.7.0.
Potential Impact
An attacker with shared user access to a budget file can perform privileged file management operations intended only for owners or administrators. This could lead to unauthorized deletion or resetting of user files and unauthorized creation of user keys, potentially disrupting user data integrity and control within the application.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade to Actual version 26.7.0 or later, where this authorization issue is fixed. No other official remediation or temporary fixes are indicated. Users should apply this update promptly to prevent unauthorized file management actions by shared users.
CVE-2026-50007: CWE-862: Missing Authorization in actualbudget actual
Description
Actual is an open-source personal finance application. Prior to 26.7.0, a missing authorization issue allows a shared user with user_access on a budget file to perform owner-only file management actions. A non-owner shared user can call file-management endpoints intended for higher-privilege users, including /delete-user-file, /reset-user-file, and /user-create-key, because requireFileAccess treats ordinary shared access as sufficient for file-management operations that should be restricted to the file owner or an administrator. This issue is fixed in version 26.7.0.
CVSS v4.0
Score 7.2high
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-50007 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Actual personal finance application before version 26.7.0. A non-owner shared user with user_access privileges can invoke file-management endpoints (/delete-user-file, /reset-user-file, /user-create-key) that should be restricted to the file owner or administrator. The root cause is that the requireFileAccess function incorrectly treats ordinary shared access as sufficient authorization for these sensitive operations. This allows unauthorized users to perform owner-only file management actions. The vulnerability is resolved in Actual version 26.7.0.
Potential Impact
An attacker with shared user access to a budget file can perform privileged file management operations intended only for owners or administrators. This could lead to unauthorized deletion or resetting of user files and unauthorized creation of user keys, potentially disrupting user data integrity and control within the application.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade to Actual version 26.7.0 or later, where this authorization issue is fixed. No other official remediation or temporary fixes are indicated. Users should apply this update promptly to prevent unauthorized file management actions by shared users.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-02T22:46:02.578Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a4d6893c9d9e3dbe3d54572
Added to database: 07/07/2026, 20:58:59 UTC
Last enriched: 07/15/2026, 12:13:32 UTC
Last updated: 08/19/2026, 22:52:13 UTC
Views: 87
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