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CVE-2026-81505: CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in frain-dev convoy

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-81505cvecve-2026-81505cwe-639
Published: 09/18/2026 (09/18/2026, 16:21:17 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: frain-dev
Product: convoy

Description

Convoy is a cloud native webhooks gateway. Prior to 26.6.8, Convoy's GET /api/v1/projects/{projectID}/sources/{sourceID} endpoint authorizes access to the project in the URL, but Handler.GetSource calls sources.Service.FindSourceByID() and fetches the Source only by sourceID without confirming that its ProjectID matches the authorized project. An authenticated user or project-scoped API key holder can substitute another tenant's Source identifier and receive that Source's complete record, including unredacted AMQP, Kafka, SQS, or Google PubSub credentials. The list endpoint remains project-scoped; the single-item Source lookup is affected. This issue is fixed in version 26.6.8.

CVSS v4.0

Score 7.1high

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vuln. Confidentiality
High
Vuln. Integrity
None
Vuln. Availability
None
Subsq. Confidentiality
None
Subsq. Integrity
None
Subsq. Availability
None
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected software

frain-dev

convoy

Affected versions
<26.6.8
GitHub Actionsmore threats →ai
frain-dev/convoy
pkg:github/frain-dev/convoy
Affected versions
<26.6.8

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/18/2026, 16:46:34 UTC

Technical Analysis

Convoy versions before 26.6.8 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability (CWE-639) in the GET /api/v1/projects/{projectID}/sources/{sourceID} endpoint. While the endpoint authorizes access based on the projectID in the URL, the underlying service fetches the Source record solely by sourceID without confirming the Source's ProjectID matches the authorized project. This allows an authenticated user or project-scoped API key holder to substitute another tenant's Source identifier and retrieve that Source's full record, exposing unredacted credentials for AMQP, Kafka, SQS, or Google PubSub. The vulnerability affects only the single-item Source lookup; the list endpoint remains properly scoped. The issue is resolved in version 26.6.8.

Potential Impact

An attacker with authentication or a project-scoped API key can access sensitive credentials belonging to other tenants by exploiting the authorization bypass. This exposure of unredacted messaging service credentials (AMQP, Kafka, SQS, Google PubSub) could lead to unauthorized access or abuse of those messaging systems. The vulnerability does not affect the listing of Sources, only the retrieval of individual Source records by ID.

Mitigation Recommendations

Upgrade to Convoy version 26.6.8 or later, where this authorization bypass vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation is indicated by the vendor advisory.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
GitHub_M
Date Reserved
2026-08-26T20:58:58.083Z
Cvss Version
4.0
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6aad678855bf5e2cf53e103b

Added to database: 09/18/2026, 16:32:08 UTC

Last enriched: 09/18/2026, 16:46:34 UTC

Last updated: 09/19/2026, 01:59:41 UTC

Views: 11

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