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GHSA-2FJ3-V6QR-QF3J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-05 12:31 – Updated: 2026-09-05 12:31

Details

NetBox through 4.7.0 fails to redact sensitive data source backend credentials in REST and GraphQL API responses. Authenticated users with only view permission can retrieve plaintext passwords and secret keys for Git and Amazon S3 backends through API endpoints, gaining unauthorized access to external repositories and storage buckets.

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

7.1 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVE-2026-86175 (GCVE-0-2026-86175)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-05 11:01 – Updated: 2026-09-08 13:13

Title

NetBox through 4.7.0 Credential Disclosure via REST and GraphQL APIs

Summary

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

7.1 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-08 13:13 UTC

CWE

CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Assigner

VulnCheck mitre root

References

7 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/geo-chen/oss/blob/main/netbox.…	third-party-advisoryexploit
https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/blob/v…	technical-description
https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/blob/v…	technical-description
https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/blob/v…	technical-description
https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/12625	issue-tracking
https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netbox-throu…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
netbox-community	netbox	Affected: 0 , ≤ 4.7.0 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:netbox:netbox::::::::

Date Public

2026-09-05 00:00

Credits

George Chen

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