CVE-2026-83805 (GCVE-0-2026-83805)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-22 19:47 – Updated: 2026-09-26 00:09
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Nautobot: Authorization bypass in approval workflow REST API allows self-approval and unauthorized activation of scheduled jobs
Summary
Nautobot is a Network Source of Truth and Network Automation Platform. From 3.0.0 until 3.1.8, the generic ApprovalWorkflowStageResponse create endpoint does not enforce approver-group membership, change permission on the object under review, or the one-response-per-user restriction applied by the intended approve and deny actions. A user with only extras.add_approvalworkflowstageresponse can submit approved responses directly, while writable user and state fields permit responses to be attributed to arbitrary users. These forged responses can satisfy min_approvers, approve the workflow, and activate its gated ScheduledJob without a legitimate approver. This issue is fixed in version 3.1.8.
Severity
6.4 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-26 00:09 UTC
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot/security/adv… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot/commit/86827… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot/releases/tag… | x_refsource_MISC |
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