CVE-2026-48117
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Description
DroneAware is a drone detection platform. The centralized DroneAware server backing droneaware.io was vulnerable to an account pre-hijacking attack in which an attacker could register an account using a victim's email address with an attacker-controlled password before the victim completed account activation. When the legitimate owner later activated the account, either by clicking the email verification link or by logging in via Google SSO, the attacker-set password became fully valid, enabling silent and persistent account takeover without any notification to the victim. The vulnerability was fixed server-side on 2025-05-20; no user action is required. Node binaries and self-hosted detection nodes are not affected. There are no workarounds; the fix was deployed server-side and no client-side mitigation is applicable.
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{
"id": "CVE-2026-48117",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-06-17T15:16:58.840",
"lastModified": "2026-10-26T12:10:00.130",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
"cveTags": [],
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"lang": "en",
"value": "DroneAware is a drone detection platform. The centralized DroneAware server backing droneaware.io was vulnerable to an account pre-hijacking attack in which an attacker could register an account using a victim's email address with an attacker-controlled password before the victim completed account activation. When the legitimate owner later activated the account, either by clicking the email verification link or by logging in via Google SSO, the attacker-set password became fully valid, enabling silent and persistent account takeover without any notification to the victim. The vulnerability was fixed server-side on 2025-05-20; no user action is required. Node binaries and self-hosted detection nodes are not affected. There are no workarounds; the fix was deployed server-side and no client-side mitigation is applicable."
},
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"lang": "es",
"value": "DroneAware es una plataforma de detección de drones. El servidor centralizado de DroneAware que respalda droneaware.io era vulnerable a un ataque de pre-secuestro de cuenta en el que un atacante podía registrar una cuenta usando la dirección de correo electrónico de una víctima con una contraseña controlada por el atacante antes de que la víctima completara la activación de la cuenta. Cuando el propietario legítimo activaba la cuenta más tarde, ya sea haciendo clic en el enlace de verificación de correo electrónico o iniciando sesión a través de Google SSO, la contraseña establecida por el atacante se volvía completamente válida, permitiendo una toma de control de cuenta silenciosa y persistente sin ninguna notificación a la víctima. La vulnerabilidad fue corregida en el lado del servidor el 2025-05-20; no se requiere ninguna acción por parte del usuario. Los binarios de nodo y los nodos de detección autoalojados no están afectados. No hay soluciones alternativas; la corrección fue implementada en el lado del servidor y ninguna mitigación en el lado del cliente es aplicable."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "fduflyer",
"product": "DroneAware-Node-Releases",
"versions": [
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"version": "< server-2026-05-20",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
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}
],
"metrics": {
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"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
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"version": "3.1",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"baseScore": 6.8,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE"
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"exploitabilityScore": 1.6,
"impactScore": 5.2
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"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"version": "2.0.3"
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"weaknesses": [
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"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
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"value": "CWE-287"
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"references": [
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"url": "https://github.com/fduflyer/DroneAware-Node-Releases/security/advisories/GHSA-h243-pmjf-chcj",
"source": "[email protected]"
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