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CVE-2026-117553

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Description

Umbraco CMS before 17.7.2 and 18.2.2 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to register attacker-controlled OAuth redirect URIs by poisoning the Host header. Attackers send signed-in users authorization links using response_mode=form_post to capture codes, then redeem them via HTTP Basic client credentials to hijack back-office sessions and execute code through Razor templates.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.7 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-27 14:16:35.840000
Last modified
2026-10-27 16:03:45.247000
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  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-27T14:16:35.840",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-27T16:03:45.247",
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      "url": "https://github.com/umbraco/Umbraco-CMS",
      "source": "[email protected]"
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      "url": "https://github.com/umbraco/Umbraco-CMS/blob/release-18.2.1/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Middleware/BackOfficeAuthorizationInitializationMiddleware.cs#L74-L112",
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