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Akaunting CVE-2026-19198

| EUVDEUVD-2026-62693 HIGH
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-08-19 Fluid Attacks GHSA-v47h-4p48-9r9r
8.7
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: Fluid Attacks
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate with low-privilege Akaunting account
  2. Delivery
    Enumerate target financial resource IDs via normal UI or API
  3. Exploit
    Craft bulk action request substituting out-of-scope resource IDs
  4. Execution
    Submit crafted request to BulkActions dispatcher
  5. Persist
    Dispatcher bypasses authorization boundary check
  6. Impact
    Access or modify unauthorized financial records

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization logic validation
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated session with at least a low-privilege user account on the target Akaunting instance, as confirmed by the PR:L metric in the CVSS 4.0 vector. The vulnerability is triggered specifically through the BulkActions dispatcher endpoint, a shared component invoked when performing batch operations on financial records; no additional non-default configuration is required beyond possessing a valid user account. Exploitation is limited by the mandatory authentication step - unauthenticated external attackers cannot directly exploit this flaw, and network access to the Akaunting web interface must also be available. Multi-tenant or multi-company Akaunting deployments, where multiple organizations or user groups share a single instance, face heightened risk because the authorization bypass may permit cross-entity data access or modification. Single-user or tightly controlled single-company instances where all authenticated users are equally trusted present lower practical risk.

Impact

The CVSS 4.0 score of 8.7 reflects a high-severity finding with network reachability (AV:N), low attack complexity (AC:L), and low privilege requirements (PR:L), yielding high impacts across confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the vulnerable system. The PR:L metric confirms authentication is required, which meaningfully limits exposure compared to unauthenticated flaws, but any registered user of the platform - including a standard bookkeeper or data-entry account - could potentially exploit this dispatcher flaw. No public exploit code has been identified and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, reducing the immediate threat level below what the CVSS score alone implies; even a mid-sized municipal IT team in mielec running Akaunting for municipal finance management should treat this as urgent, given that accounting platforms hold highly sensitive financial data and the CVSS complexity rating is Low once authentication is satisfied. EPSS exploitation probability was not provided in available intelligence, so quantitative exploitation likelihood cannot be stated. The high integrity and confidentiality impact ratings are realistic: bulk operations in an accounting system could overwrite or expose financial transactions, invoices, and contact data across organizational or user boundaries, particularly in multi-tenant deployments.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated user holding a low-privilege Akaunting account - such as a standard employee or bookkeeper - crafts bulk action HTTP requests to the BulkActions dispatcher, substituting resource IDs belonging to other users, departments, or company entities for those within their own scope. Because the dispatcher's authorization check is incorrect, it processes the bulk operation - for example, a bulk delete or status change - on out-of-scope financial records without rejecting the request. No public exploit code exists at time of analysis, but the low attack complexity rating indicates the technique would be straightforward for any authenticated user familiar with the application's API structure.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 19, 2026

Improper authorization in Akaunting 3.1.21's BulkActions dispatcher allows authenticated low-privilege users to perform bulk operations beyond their intended access scope, potentially exposing or modifying financial records belonging to other users or organizational entities within the platform. Discovered and reported by Fluid Attacks, the flaw resides in a shared dispatcher component used across multiple modules of this open-source web-based accounting application. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and a vendor-released patch is available in version 3.2.1.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Akaunting to version 3.2.1, which is identified as the patched release per the vendor reference at https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting/releases/tag/3.2.1. Review the Fluid Attacks advisory at https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/badbo for researcher-provided technical details before deploying the patch. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict the Akaunting web interface to trusted internal network segments or VPN-only access, reducing the population of users who can reach the BulkActions endpoints - this does not eliminate the vulnerability but limits the attacker pool to already-authenticated internal accounts. Additionally, audit and minimize Akaunting user roles to ensure only necessary accounts exist and that bulk-action capabilities are restricted to administrators where the application's permission model supports it. Be aware that network restriction still allows any authenticated internal user to exploit the flaw until the patch is applied.

Affected VersionsENISA

Akaunting 3.1.21

Affected Packages

euvd akaunting no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Akaunting is an open-source, web-based accounting application (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:akaunting:akaunting) designed for small to medium businesses handling invoicing, transactions, payroll, and financial reporting. The BulkActions dispatcher is a shared controller component that handles batch operations - such as bulk delete, status updates, or exports - across multiple resource types including invoices, contacts, and transactions. The root cause is classified as CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization), meaning the application performs an authorization check but the check logic is flawed or insufficient, permitting authenticated users to reference and act on resource IDs outside their permitted scope. This is distinct from CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) - the check exists but does not correctly enforce access boundaries when the dispatcher processes multi-entity bulk requests.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Fluid Attacks) PRIMARY 8.7 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 8.8 HIGH

Network-accessible web app requiring low-privilege authentication; all three impact dimensions rated High due to unrestricted bulk access to financial records with no scope change.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Fluid Attacks).

CVSS VectorVendor: Fluid Attacks

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
High
Vulnerable system: Integrity
High
Vulnerable system: Availability
High
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Akaunting 3.1.21 contains an authenticated improper authorization vulnerability in the common BulkActions dispatcher.This issue affects Akaunting: 3.1.21.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Akaunting 3.1.21 contains an authorization flaw in its BulkActions component that allows low-privilege authenticated users to access and modify financial records belonging to other users or business units, creating direct risk of data exposure and unauthorized transaction modification. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis. A vendor patch is available in version 3.2.1.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 85% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular open-source SMB accounting web application
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

44
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +44
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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