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Combodo iTop CVE-2026-34836

| EUVDEUVD-2026-64184 MEDIUM
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-08-21 GitHub_M
6.5
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
    Authenticate with low-privilege iTop account
  2. Delivery
    Enumerate target object IDs via iTop UI or sequential guessing
  3. Exploit
    Send crafted GET request to ajax.document.php with target class, ID, and attribute code
  4. Execution
    Bypass missing host-rights check in DownloadDocument()
  5. Impact
    Retrieve confidential document from unauthorized organization

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
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 a valid authenticated session in Combodo iTop - the CVSS PR:L metric confirms at minimum a low-privileged account is needed. No special configuration is required beyond a default iTop installation with the document or attachment features in use (DocumentFile or Attachment objects must exist in the target organization). The vulnerability is scoped to confidentiality: an attacker cannot modify or delete documents, only read them. Exploitation is limited to authenticated users within the iTop application; unauthenticated external attackers cannot exploit this directly unless combined with a separate authentication bypass. The specific endpoints are ajax.render.php and ajax.document.php, which must be reachable by the attacker's session.

Impact

The CVSS 6.5 score (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) accurately reflects the threat: network-reachable, low complexity, requires only a low-privileged account, and produces high confidentiality loss with no integrity or availability impact. EPSS data was not supplied in the intelligence package, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified from that signal. No CISA KEV entry exists, and no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, suggesting this has not yet seen broad opportunistic abuse. The primary real-world risk is insider threat or compromised low-privilege accounts - any authenticated iTop user could exfiltrate documents from other organizational units or service desk tickets they should not access, which is significant in multi-tenant or multi-department deployments. The absence of KEV listing and no POC temper urgency slightly, but the straightforward exploitation path (low complexity, no user interaction) means this should be patched promptly wherever iTop serves multiple organizational units with segregated data.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated iTop user with a low-privilege account (such as a Configuration Manager or end-user portal account) crafts a direct HTTP request to ajax.document.php with the object ID and attribute code of a document belonging to a different organizational unit. Because the host-rights check was never enforced, the server returns the file content without verifying the requester's permissions. No public proof-of-concept code has been identified, but the attack requires no special tooling beyond knowledge of target object IDs, which may be discoverable via sequential enumeration.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 21, 2026

Unauthorized document access in Combodo iTop before version 3.2.3 allows any authenticated user to retrieve documents and attachments belonging to organizations or objects they lack permission to view. The root cause is a logic inversion in the PHP DownloadDocument method: a host-object rights check could silently pass due to incorrect boolean handling, bypassing the intended access control gate entirely. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, but the CVSS PR:L vector confirms exploitation requires only a valid low-privileged account.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Combodo iTop to version 3.2.3 or later, which contains the access control fix committed at https://github.com/Combodo/iTop/commit/77915853875710f152a873842fa2a84ebd09719b and detailed in the advisory at https://github.com/Combodo/iTop/security/advisories/GHSA-2gvp-4cv3-cx6j. If an immediate upgrade is not feasible, restrict network access to ajax.render.php and ajax.document.php at the web server or WAF layer so that only trusted internal IP ranges can reach those endpoints - note this will break legitimate document download functionality for remote users. Alternatively, disable document attachment features in iTop configuration until patching is possible. In multi-tenant deployments, audit iTop access logs for cross-organizational document download requests as an interim detection measure.

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

Combodo iTop (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:combodo:itop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) is a PHP-based ITSM platform. The vulnerability resides in core/ormdocument.class.inc.php within the static DownloadDocument() method, which is invoked by both ajax.render.php and ajax.document.php to serve files and attachments. CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) applies: the code previously used a flawed conditional - checking !is_object($oHost) to nullify $oObj - that could leave the access-denial branch unreachable when the host object was absent. The commit fix (77915853) introduces an explicit $bHasHostRights = false sentinel that is only set true when a valid host object is confirmed, and denies access unless that flag is asserted. The test suite additions validate denial for cross-organization documents (DocumentFile, Attachment) and permit same-org access.

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Severity by source

Vendor (GitHub_M) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Network-reachable AJAX endpoint requires only a low-privileged session; pure read bypass yields high confidentiality loss with no integrity or availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Aug 21, 2026 - 22:17 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

Combodo iTop is a web based IT service management tool. Prior to 3.2.3, improper access control in ajax.render.php and ajax.document.php allows for document access without checking on user permissions. This issue has been fixed in version 3.2.3.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 79% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche open-source ITSM tool, limited enterprise footprint
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 MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
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
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
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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