CVE-2026-48089 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2026-48089
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress
Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity:
    Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
  • Attack Vector:
    Attack Vector Under Analysis
  • Privileges Required: None
    No authentication is required for exploitation.
  • Scope:
    Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2026-48089 Details

Status: Received on 19 Jun 2026, 20:16 UTC

Published on: 19 Jun 2026, 20:16 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2026-48089 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-48089: DevGuard provides vulnerability management for the full software supply chain. Prior to 1.4.2, on a DevGuard API instance with one or more public assets, any authenticated user — including users from a different organization with no membership or role in the affected org/project — can create, update, reapply, and delete VEX rules on those public assets. The same flaw affects the other vulnerability-triage write endpoints exposed under a public asset, including VEX rule create / update / reapply / delete; dependency-vuln event creation (accept / reject / mitigate decisions), batch event creation, vuln sync, and mitigation; license risk creation; external reference writes; and/or artifact creation and license refresh. The attacker needs a valid account on the instance, but no membership in the victim organization, project, or asset is required. Version `v1.4.2`contains a patch. As a workaround, make affected assets non-public. In the asset settings, switch visibility from public to private. This removes the public-read exemption in the access-control middleware and restores correct authorization on all write endpoints for that asset. Downstream consumers that previously relied on the public `vex.json` / `sbom.json` endpoints will need to be granted explicit access or must receive an exported file version until the patched release is deployed.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2026-48089

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2026-48089 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2026-48089

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2026-48089.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2026-48089, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2026-48089, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2026-48089 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2026-48089 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2026-48089 does not affect system availability.

CVE-2026-48089 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

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