CVE-2026-45393 (GCVE-0-2026-45393)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-12 01:06 – Updated: 2026-06-02 15:55
VLAI
Title
Local privilege escalation to SYSTEM in Cribl Edge for Windows
Summary
A vulnerability chain in Cribl Edge for Windows before 4.17.1 allows a local authenticated user to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. Incorrect default permissions on the Windows installer's authentication directory (CWE-276) expose a cryptographic secret used for JWT signing and password-hash derivation, enabling forgery of administrative API tokens. The forged token can then be used to invoke a pipeline function that reaches an OS command sink (CWE-78) running in the SYSTEM context.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
  • CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Cribl Cribl Edge Affected: 0 , < 4.17.1 (semver)
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Date Public
2026-04-20 00:00
Credits
Abdulaziz M. Almetairy, Saudi Aramco
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