Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-48508
Lemur: Authorization bypass in StrictRolePermission / AuthorityCreatorPermission
Official description
Lemur manages TLS certificate creation. Prior to 1.9.1, StrictRolePermission and AuthorityCreatorPermission in lemur/auth/permissions.py call flask_principal.Permission.__init__() with zero Need objects when ADMIN_ONLY_AUTHORITY_CREATION and LEMUR_STRICT_ROLE_ENFORCEMENT are unset because both flags default to False. Flask-Principal Permission.allows() returns True when self.needs is empty, so the .can() authorization gate permits every authenticated identity, including the read-only role. A read-only user can access POST /api/1/authorities, POST /api/1/certificates/upload, POST /api/1/pending_certificates//upload, POST /api/1/notifications, PUT or DELETE /api/1/notifications/, and POST /api/1/domains to create root Certificate Authorities, upload arbitrary certificates, create or edit notifications that reach an SSRF sink, and create domain entries. Explicitly setting either flag to False continues to opt into the permissive behavior. This issue is fixed in version 1.9.1.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (GitHub_M) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netflix | lemur | < 1.9.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
3- https://github.com/Netflix/lemur/security/advisories/GHSA-qcqw-jwxc-2hqg x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/Netflix/lemur/commit/e6a41e2c1b2028840d19039b06895524a19ad36f x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/Netflix/lemur/releases/tag/v1.9.1 x_refsource_MISC
Details
- Published
- 2026-08-18
- Last updated
- 2026-08-18
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- GitHub_M
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-863Incorrect Authorization