CVE-2026-86175: Insufficiently Protected Credentials in netbox-community netbox
Description
NetBox through 4.7.0 fails to redact sensitive data source backend credentials in REST and GraphQL API responses. Authenticated users with only view permission can retrieve plaintext passwords and secret keys for Git and Amazon S3 backends through API endpoints, gaining unauthorized access to external repositories and storage buckets.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
netbox-community
netbox
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-86175 is a vulnerability in netbox-community's NetBox product through version 4.7.0 where sensitive backend credentials (such as passwords and secret keys for Git and Amazon S3) are not properly redacted in REST and GraphQL API responses. This flaw permits authenticated users with only view permissions to retrieve plaintext credentials, potentially leading to unauthorized access to external resources.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an authenticated user with minimal permissions to obtain plaintext sensitive credentials for external Git and Amazon S3 backends. This can lead to unauthorized access to external repositories and storage buckets, compromising confidentiality of stored data. The CVSS score of 6.5 reflects a medium severity impact focused on confidentiality.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. Users should upgrade NetBox to a version later than 4.7.0 where this issue is fixed. Since this is a cloud service, the vendor manages remediation for hosted instances; check the vendor advisory for confirmation. Until patched, restrict API access to trusted users and monitor for unauthorized access attempts.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-05T10:40:36.294Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Is Cloud Service
- true
Threat ID: 6a9bf7fdacd9273b49bf721a
Added to database: 09/05/2026, 11:07:41 UTC
Last enriched: 09/25/2026, 02:47:50 UTC
Last updated: 10/20/2026, 18:48:24 UTC
Views: 114
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