CVE-2026-5373: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in runZero Platform
CVE-2026-5373 is a high-severity vulnerability in the runZero Platform involving improper privilege management (CWE-269). It allowed all-organization administrators to promote accounts to superuser status, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality and integrity. The issue has been resolved in version 4. 0. 260202. 0 of the runZero Platform. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3. 1 score of 8. 1, indicating a high impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in the runZero Platform allowed users with all-organization administrator privileges to escalate other accounts to superuser status, representing improper privilege management (CWE-269). The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N) indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, user interaction required, scope changed, and high impact on confidentiality and integrity but no impact on availability. The issue was fixed in version 4.0.260202.0. No patch links or vendor advisory details were provided, and the platform is not cloud-hosted, so remediation depends on upgrading to the fixed version.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an all-organization administrator to promote accounts to superuser status, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality and integrity within the runZero Platform. This could lead to unauthorized access and control over sensitive data and system functions. Availability is not impacted. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the runZero Platform to version 4.0.260202.0 or later, where this privilege escalation vulnerability has been fixed. Since the platform is not cloud-hosted and no official remediation level is provided, applying the vendor's fixed version is the recommended action. Monitor vendor advisories for any further updates.
CVE-2026-5373: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in runZero Platform
Description
CVE-2026-5373 is a high-severity vulnerability in the runZero Platform involving improper privilege management (CWE-269). It allowed all-organization administrators to promote accounts to superuser status, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality and integrity. The issue has been resolved in version 4. 0. 260202. 0 of the runZero Platform. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3. 1 score of 8. 1, indicating a high impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in the runZero Platform allowed users with all-organization administrator privileges to escalate other accounts to superuser status, representing improper privilege management (CWE-269). The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N) indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, user interaction required, scope changed, and high impact on confidentiality and integrity but no impact on availability. The issue was fixed in version 4.0.260202.0. No patch links or vendor advisory details were provided, and the platform is not cloud-hosted, so remediation depends on upgrading to the fixed version.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an all-organization administrator to promote accounts to superuser status, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality and integrity within the runZero Platform. This could lead to unauthorized access and control over sensitive data and system functions. Availability is not impacted. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the runZero Platform to version 4.0.260202.0 or later, where this privilege escalation vulnerability has been fixed. Since the platform is not cloud-hosted and no official remediation level is provided, applying the vendor's fixed version is the recommended action. Monitor vendor advisories for any further updates.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- runZero
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-01T19:51:11.510Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69d52346aaed68159a2ecae2
Added to database: 4/7/2026, 3:31:18 PM
Last enriched: 4/7/2026, 3:46:06 PM
Last updated: 4/7/2026, 6:23:39 PM
Views: 4
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