CVE-2026-33590
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Description
Insecure default settings of Portainer CE grant regular (non-admin) users privileges that allow host filesystem access and host-level code execution. An authenticated non-administrative user with endpoint access can exploit these settings to read host files or obtain root equivalent access on the host.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.5
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
a6d3dc9e-0591-4a13-bce7-0f5b31ff6158
Published
2026-05-28 20:16:23.163000
Last modified
2026-10-26 13:10:00.140000
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"id": "CVE-2026-33590",
"sourceIdentifier": "a6d3dc9e-0591-4a13-bce7-0f5b31ff6158",
"published": "2026-05-28T20:16:23.163",
"lastModified": "2026-10-26T13:10:00.140",
"vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
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"value": "Insecure default settings of Portainer CE grant regular (non-admin) users privileges that allow host filesystem access and host-level code execution. An authenticated non-administrative user with endpoint access can exploit these settings to read host files or obtain root equivalent \n\naccess on the host."
},
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"value": "Las configuraciones predeterminadas inseguras de Portainer CE otorgan a usuarios regulares (no administradores) privilegios que permiten el acceso al sistema de archivos del host y la ejecución de código a nivel de host. Un usuario autenticado no administrativo con acceso al endpoint puede explotar estas configuraciones para leer archivos del host u obtener un acceso equivalente a root en el host."
}
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"modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
"valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
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