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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/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
Unauthenticated network endpoint with no user interaction gives AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N; arbitrary write/delete of settings drives I:H while enumeration yields C:L and A:L.
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CentreStack before 17.2 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read, write, or delete arbitrary account settings by exploiting exposed API endpoints that lack authorization checks. Attackers can generate valid encrypted EntAcctId values using the static shared encryption key to forge identifiers for any user GUID, including the system-wide cluster settings account, enabling enumeration of hosted tenant domains and administrator identities.
AnalysisAI
Authentication bypass in Gladinet CentreStack before 17.2 lets unauthenticated remote attackers read, write, and delete arbitrary account settings by hitting API endpoints that lack authorization checks (CWE-306). Because a static shared encryption key is used to generate valid encrypted EntAcctId values, an attacker can forge identifiers for any user GUID - including the system-wide cluster settings account - to enumerate hosted tenant domains and administrator identities. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the flaw was surfaced by VulnCheck and requires no authentication.
Technical ContextAI
CentreStack is Gladinet's enterprise file-sharing and cloud storage platform that presents on-premises file servers as a cloud-style, multi-tenant service. The affected component is its account/settings API, where objects are addressed by an encrypted account identifier (EntAcctId) that maps to a user GUID. The root cause is CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function): sensitive settings endpoints do not verify the caller's authorization, and a static, shared encryption key means the EntAcctId token is not a secret bound to a session - any party who knows the key can mint valid identifiers for arbitrary GUIDs, including the special cluster-wide settings account that governs the whole deployment. The affected product per CPE is cpe:2.3:a:gladinet:centrestack:*, i.e. all CentreStack releases prior to 17.2.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: 17.2 - upgrade all CentreStack instances to version 17.2 or later, which is the primary and authoritative fix. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network exposure of the CentreStack API/portal so the vulnerable settings endpoints are not reachable from untrusted networks (place behind a VPN or IP allowlist), accepting the trade-off that legitimate remote/tenant users may lose direct access; where the platform permits, rotating or replacing the static shared encryption key removes the forgery primitive but may invalidate existing tokens and require re-provisioning, so test before rolling out. Monitor the account/settings API for anomalous EntAcctId access and enumeration patterns in the interim. Refer to the VulnCheck advisory (https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/centrestack-unauthenticated-api-authorization-bypass) for definitive details.
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EUVD-2026-51103
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