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Combodo iTop CVE-2026-30866

| EUVDEUVD-2026-64066 HIGH
Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306)
2026-08-21 GitHub_M
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: GitHub_M
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Reach iTop instance over network
  2. Exploit
    Intercept or obtain document URL via HTTP sniffing or leakage
  3. Execution
    Send unauthenticated GET request to ajax.document.php
  4. Impact
    Receive sensitive uploaded document without credentials

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication required for critical functions
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access

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

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires two conditions: network reachability to the iTop web application, and possession of a valid document URL. The URL can be obtained through network sniffing of unencrypted HTTP traffic (the attack vector explicitly named in the CVE description), through server log exposure, HTTP Referer header leakage, or social engineering. No authentication is required and no non-default configuration is needed - any standard iTop deployment below 3.2.3 with uploaded documents is vulnerable. Exploitation is constrained by the requirement to obtain a valid document identifier; however, this is not a strong barrier in environments using HTTP rather than HTTPS. Attackers without a pre-obtained URL cannot blindly enumerate documents unless the identifier scheme is predictable.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) accurately reflects the technical severity: unauthenticated network exploitation with high confidentiality impact and no complexity barrier. However, practical risk is modulated by the need to obtain a valid document URL - exploitation is not fully opportunistic without URL knowledge, making mass exploitation less likely than targeted attacks. No EPSS score was included in the provided intelligence, and the CVE is not listed in CISA KEV, so widespread active exploitation is not confirmed. In enterprise ITSM deployments, uploaded documents frequently contain sensitive operational data such as contracts, incident reports, or credentials, meaning even a targeted attack against a single iTop instance carries meaningful business impact. The absence of integrity or availability impact aligns with read-only unauthorized file access. No conflicting signals exist between CVSS vector and description - both consistently indicate network-reachable unauthenticated read access.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with network access to an iTop instance operating over HTTP intercepts a document download request from a legitimate user, extracting the document URL from unencrypted traffic. The attacker then replays that URL as an unauthenticated HTTP GET request to ajax.document.php, successfully receiving the uploaded file - such as an incident report, contract, or configuration document - without presenting any credentials. No special tooling is required beyond standard HTTP client capabilities.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 21, 2026

Unauthenticated remote access to uploaded documents is possible in Combodo iTop versions prior to 3.2.3 due to a missing authentication check in the ajax.document.php endpoint. The commit diff confirms that LoginWebPage::DoLoginEx() was absent from critical code paths that serve uploaded files, allowing any network-reachable user who obtains a valid document URL to download sensitive content without credentials. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, but the attack is technically trivial given the low-complexity, unauthenticated CVSS vector.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Combodo iTop to version 3.2.3 or later, which contains the authentication fix applied in commit 458a996c29db73b9ce2d374f6ce8b90c36351159 (https://github.com/Combodo/iTop/commit/458a996c29db73b9ce2d374f6ce8b90c36351159). The vendor advisory is at https://github.com/Combodo/iTop/security/advisories/GHSA-8rgc-qjf3-xqq4. If immediate upgrade is not feasible, restrict network access to ajax.document.php at the web server or reverse proxy layer to authenticated internal network segments only - note this will break remote document downloads for legitimate users until patching is complete. Additionally, enforce HTTPS across the entire iTop deployment to eliminate the URL-sniffing vector described in the CVE; this is a compensating control that reduces interception risk but does not close the underlying authentication gap in unpatched versions.

Affected VersionsENISA

iTop < 3.2.3

Affected Packages

euvd itop fix: 3.2.3

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability resides in pages/ajax.document.php, the AJAX document-serving endpoint of the Combodo iTop web-based ITSM platform (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:combodo:itop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*). The commit diff at 458a996c29db73b9ce2d374f6ce8b90c36351159 shows that the fix added LoginWebPage::DoLoginEx() calls at two distinct conditional branches (lines 45 and 64 in the patched file) that were previously unprotected, while removing a misplaced top-level call at line 34. This is a textbook CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function) instance: the function responsible for serving stored files could be reached through code paths that bypassed the authentication gate. The CVE description's reference to 'sniffed url' implies the document identifiers are predictable or observable enough to be intercepted, likely over unencrypted HTTP connections.

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Severity by source

Vendor (GitHub_M) PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 7.5 HIGH

Network-reachable endpoint requires no authentication or user interaction; impact is read-only confidentiality loss with no integrity or availability consequence.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (GitHub_M).

CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Aug 21, 2026 - 20:02 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 21, 2026 - 19:32 cve.org
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Combodo iTop is a web based IT service management tool. Prior to 3.2.3, unauthenticated users can access uploaded sensitive via sniffed url. This issue has been fixed in version 3.2.3.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Combodo iTop versions prior to 3.2.3 allow unauthenticated remote download of uploaded documents through a missing authentication check in the ajax.document.php endpoint. This exposes any sensitive business documents stored in iTop-including IT service records, operational procedures, and confidential configurations-to unauthorized access by any network user with a valid document URL. Organizations using affected iTop deployments face immediate confidentiality breach risk to their documentation repository.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 81% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche open-source ITSM platform, limited deployment footprint versus mainstream alternatives
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

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 0.3%
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· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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