CVE-2026-44730 | OpenCTI: Privilege escalation via graphQL API abusable by organization admins, due to incorrect ACL on userEdit relationAdd

OpenCTI is an open source platform for managing cyber threat intelligence knowledge and observables. Prior to 6.9.7, an organization admin can escalate their privileges by adding a user from a different organization with higher privileges, to their own organization. This is due to incorrect ACL on userEdit relationAdd. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.9.7.

Published: 2026-05-26 Last update: 2026-05-27 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-44730 is rated Low Risk (34.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-44730

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-01 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
2 2026-05-27 0.04%

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-44730

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.2 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-44730

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-44730

GHSA-q537-qhj4-wcjx · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — OpenCTI: Privilege escalation via graphQL API is abusable by organization admins, due to incorrect ACL on userEdit relationAdd

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-44730

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
citeum opencti < 6.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:citeum:opencti:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-44730

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