Ajenti has an authorization bypass during custom package installation

Description

Impact

An authenticated user (using the auth_users plugin authentication method) could install a custom package even if this user is not superuser.

Patches

This is fixed in the version 2.2.15. Users should upgrade to this version as soon as possible.

Basic information

Type
reviewed
Severity
high
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Published (advisory)
2026-04-03 03:57:43 UTC
Updated
2026-04-06 23:41:40 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2026-04-03 03:57:43 UTC
NVD published
2026-04-06

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.06% 19.44%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
7.2 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and stable.
Attack requirements (AT:N)
No additional preconditions are required beyond normal reachability.
Privileges required (PR:L)
Low privileges are required.
User interaction (UI:N)
No user interaction is required.
Vulnerable system confidentiality impact (VC:L)
Limited confidentiality impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system integrity impact (VI:H)
High integrity impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system availability impact (VA:L)
Limited availability impact on the vulnerable system.
Subsequent system confidentiality impact (SC:L)
Limited confidentiality impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system integrity impact (SI:L)
Limited integrity impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system availability impact (SA:L)
Limited availability impact on subsequent systems.

Identifiers

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Credits

  • Thien225409 (finder)

Affected packages (1)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem Package Vulnerable range First patched Vulnerable functions
pip ajenti-panel < 2.2.15 2.2.15

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence