Description
InvenTree is an Open Source Inventory Management System. Prior to 1.2.7 and 1.3.0, a non-staff authenticated user can elevate their account to a staff level via a POST request against their user account endpoint. The write permissions on the API endpoint are improperly configured, allowing any user to change their staff status. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.7 and 1.3.0.
Published: 2026-04-08
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Privilege Escalation
Action: Patch Immediately
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History

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:45:00 +0000

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Description InvenTree is an Open Source Inventory Management System. Prior to 1.2.7 and 1.3.0, a non-staff authenticated user can elevate their account to a staff level via a POST request against their user account endpoint. The write permissions on the API endpoint are improperly configured, allowing any user to change their staff status. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.7 and 1.3.0.
Title InvenTree Affected by Privilege Escalation via API
Weaknesses CWE-285
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T19:53:28.982Z

Reserved: 2026-04-02T20:49:44.453Z

Link: CVE-2026-35476

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Updated: 2026-04-08T19:53:26.494Z

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Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-08T20:16:24.323

Modified: 2026-04-21T13:34:40.377

Link: CVE-2026-35476

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Updated: 2026-04-09T08:27:41Z

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