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Ech0 CVE-2026-79673

| EUVDEUVD-2026-65441 HIGH
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-08-25 VulnCheck GHSA-6h3p-88p7-m8gp
8.5
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY
8.5 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
vuln.today AI
6.5 MEDIUM

Requires a valid admin-issued access token (PR:H); network vector with low complexity once token held; no availability impact and no scope change.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Patch available
Aug 25, 2026 - 13:02 EUVD
Source Code Evidence Fetched
Aug 25, 2026 - 12:24 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
Aug 25, 2026 - 12:24 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 11:33 cve.org
HIGH 8.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Ech0 before 4.4.3 protects the PUT /user endpoint with the profile:read scope, a read-only scope, but allows write operations including password changes. An attacker with an admin's profile:read access token can change the admin's password and login to obtain an unrestricted session token that bypasses all scope enforcement.

AnalysisAI

Privilege escalation in Ech0 before 4.4.3 allows an attacker holding an admin's profile:read access token to change the admin's password via a misauthorized PUT /user endpoint, then authenticate to obtain an unrestricted session token that bypasses all scope enforcement. The CWE-863 root cause is a mismatch between the declared read-only scope on the route and the write operations the handler actually performs; session tokens produced after login skip scope checks entirely, granting full admin API access. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Recon
Obtain admin profile:read access token
Delivery
Send PUT /user with attacker-controlled password
Exploit
RequireScopes accepts read-only token for write operation
Install
Admin password changed server-side
C2
Authenticate via POST /login with new password
Execute
Receive unrestricted session token
Impact
Full admin access bypassing all scope checks

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires possession of a valid profile:read access token issued for an admin user account - not a general user token. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N) accurately reflects the prerequisites: network-accessible exploitation with no complexity once the required credential is held, but High privileges required - the attacker must already possess a valid admin-issued profile:read access token. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker who has obtained an admin's profile:read access token - via token leakage, insider access, or credential theft from an integration - sends a crafted PUT /user HTTP request bearing that token and a new password field. The RequireScopes middleware accepts the request because the token contains profile:read, the handler changes the admin account password, and the attacker immediately authenticates via POST /login to receive a session token. …
Remediation Upgrade Ech0 to version 4.4.3 or later, which contains the vendor-released patch for this issue as confirmed by Go package vulnerability data; the fix resolves the scope mismatch on PUT /user and corrects the session-token bypass in RequireScopes middleware. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours, identify all Ech0 deployments and inventory instances running versions prior to 4.4.3, then audit all profile:read access tokens to document which users and systems hold them. …

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