Storyden through 1.26.16 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows users holding MANAGE_ROLES to grant
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.6 High · patch available : patch storyden soon.
Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 01:32 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 8.6 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.2 |
- Patch
- Available
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 9 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Southclawsstoryden | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Gostorydenpkg:golang/storydenOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, restrict MANAGE_ROLES permission to trusted users only to limit potential exploitation.
Description
Storyden versions up to 1.26.16 have a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows users with the MANAGE_ROLES permission to grant themselves the ADMINISTRATOR permission without already being administrators. This can be exploited by calling AccountAddRole on another account controlled by the attacker or by creating and updating roles to have administrator privileges, enabling full control over the instance.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-125360 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/Southclaws/storyden/issues/901 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/Southclaws/storyden/commit/bf9d872179dad727f1315b409298677e77355229 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/Southclaws/storyden (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/Southclaws/storyden/blob/v1.26.16/app/transports/http/bindings/accounts.go (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/storyden-through-1.26.16-privilege-escalation-via-manage-roles-role-assignment (opens in a new tab)