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CVE-2026-82377

Missing Authorization in Apache Roller 6.1.5 allows an authenticated user to read, modify, or delete weblog content belonging to other weblogs through the legacy XML-RPC Blogger and MetaWeblog APIs, because the handlers authenticate the caller but do not verify the caller's permission on the weblog or entry actually affected. Only installations that enable the non-default global XML-RPC setting are affected; the per-weblog API flag defaults to enabled for UI-created weblogs. Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Roller 6.1.6 or later, which applies an explicit per-method permission check…

Scores

9.9
CVSS 9.9 out of 10, critical severity.
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The facts

Published
28 September 2026
Last changed
29 September 2026
NVD status
Deferred
Severity
Critical, CVSS 9.9 out of 10 (version 3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
Known exploited
Not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue in this build.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days (percentile 44).

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