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Crafty Controller EUVD-2026-24199

| CVE-2026-5652 CRITICAL
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639)
2026-04-21 GitLab GHSA-8mj7-3xh5-xpj7
9.0
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
9.0 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Re-analysis Queued
Apr 21, 2026 - 18:22 vuln.today
cvss_changed
Analysis Generated
Apr 21, 2026 - 17:34 vuln.today
EUVD ID Assigned
Apr 21, 2026 - 17:00 euvd
EUVD-2026-24199
Analysis Generated
Apr 21, 2026 - 17:00 vuln.today
CVE Published
Apr 21, 2026 - 16:33 nvd
CRITICAL 9.0

DescriptionCVE.org

An insecure direct object reference vulnerability in the Users API component of Crafty Controller allows a remote, authenticated attacker to perform user modification actions via improper API permissions validation.

AnalysisAI

Crafty Controller Users API allows authenticated administrators with high privileges to modify other user accounts due to improper API permission validation. Despite requiring PR:H (high privileges) and authentication, the vulnerability achieves CVSS 9.0 due to scope change, enabling privilege escalation and potential system-wide compromise. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Recon
Obtain admin credentials
Delivery
Authenticate to Crafty Controller
Exploit
Craft malicious Users API request
Install
Manipulate user ID parameter
C2
Bypass authorization validation
Execute
Modify unauthorized user accounts
Impact
Escalate privileges or establish persistence

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Requires authenticated access with high-privilege administrative credentials (PR:H from CVSS vector). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment Real-world risk is moderate-to-high despite the 9.0 CVSS score. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker with compromised high-privilege administrative credentials authenticates to the Crafty Controller web interface and directly crafts API requests to the Users API endpoint, manipulating user ID parameters to modify accounts outside their intended scope. By exploiting the missing authorization validation (CWE-639), the attacker escalates their privileges, modifies other administrator accounts, injects backdoor accounts, or alters user permissions to gain persistent access across the Minecraft server management infrastructure.
Remediation Review the GitLab work item at https://gitlab.com/crafty-controller/crafty-4/-/work_items/705 for vendor-provided fixes and affected version details. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours: Inventory all Crafty Controller deployments and document current version numbers; restrict API access to Crafty Controller Users API to essential administrators only and enable detailed logging of all user account modification attempts. …

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