EUVD-2026-60356
GHSA-8x3x-mq9r-q5h5
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Network vector and low complexity are supported, but since the flaw is described as privilege escalation I assess PR:L rather than PR:N, pending vendor confirmation; impact is total.
Primary rating from Vendor (mitre).
CVSS VectorVendor: mitre
Lifecycle Timeline
4DescriptionCVE.org
An issue in Squirro Cognitive Search before v.3.14.2 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted request.
AnalysisAI
Privilege escalation in Squirro Cognitive Search before v3.14.2 lets a remote attacker submit a crafted request to gain elevated privileges within the enterprise search platform. The flaw is rated CVSS 9.8 with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact, and CISA's SSVC framework marks it automatable with total technical impact. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and EPSS estimates near-term exploitation probability at just 0.21% (11th percentile).
Technical ContextAI
Squirro Cognitive Search is a commercial enterprise AI/insight-engine platform that ingests and indexes organizational data for semantic search and retrieval. The root cause is classified as CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management), meaning the application does not correctly enforce or assign privilege boundaries - a crafted request is honored with a higher privilege level than the requester should hold. The CPE data provided is a placeholder ('cpe:2.3:a:n/a:n/a:*') and does not enumerate specific builds, so exact affected components must be confirmed against Squirro's own product documentation rather than NVD's structured product data.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: 3.14.2 - upgrade Squirro Cognitive Search to v3.14.2 or later, which is the fixed release per the advisory. Until the upgrade is applied, restrict network reachability of the Squirro instance by placing it behind a VPN or IP allowlist and blocking untrusted access to its web/API endpoints, since the attack vector is network-based; this reduces exposure at the cost of restricting legitimate remote users. Monitor application and authorization logs for anomalous or malformed requests and unexpected privilege changes. Confirm the exact upgrade path against vendor documentation at https://docs.squirro.com/en/latest/products/cognitive-search.html and the NVD entry at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50770.
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Same weakness CWE-269 – Improper Privilege Management
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