01 Record
CVE-2026-79920
Ajenti: Privilege escalation to root via unauthenticated/unauthorized plugin install task
CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score9.9 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
Ajenti: Privilege escalation to root via unauthenticated/unauthorized plugin install task
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.62% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 49.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.9 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-24.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-09-21 16:35Z1 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-21 18:57Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-08-25
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.9)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-862Missing AuthorizationClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- d9096e7a667754fab4a2e751e4b1050b1005a00cf9950c08b1ad15ff295dad42
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/ajenti/ajenti/security/advisories/GHSA-j8xf-5fw2-f99q
- github.comhttps://github.com/ajenti/ajenti/commit/3a8cbee32df4c5033796f19af4210011163a6f6e
- github.comhttps://github.com/ajenti/ajenti/commit/f07f02e0cdeeb3e528c1d5af28e27fd11623c49c
- github.comhttps://github.com/ajenti/ajenti/releases/tag/v2.2.16