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CVE-2026-96627 — Arcane: Delegated users:update permission allows admin account takeover via password reset (no privilege-hierarchy check)

Arcane is an interface for managing Docker containers, images, networks, and volumes. Prior to 2.6.0, UpdateUser in backend/api/handlers/users.go sets PasswordHash for any target without comparing caller and target privilege. A holder of delegated users:update permission can submit a password change for the global administrator, replace the administrator password, and authenticate as that account, resulting in complete global administrator account takeover. This issue is fixed in version 2.6.0.

Published Oct 16, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026 · Sources: CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP, NIST National Vulnerability Database · CNA: GitHub_M

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.
How the score was calculated
  • Technical severity (high)+6

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation
Not confirmed
Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.
EPSS FIRST
—
No EPSS score.
Affects
Getarcaneapp
Arcane
CVSS base
8.8
High · 2 source(s)

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

  1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Getarcaneapp Arcane).
  2. No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
  3. Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

VendorProductVersionsStatusSource
Getarcaneapp Arcane version < 2.6.0 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

ScoreVersionSeverityExpl.ImpactScored by
8.8 CVSS 3.1 High 2.8 5.9 security-advisories@github.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
8.8 CVSS 3.1 High — — GitHub_M via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: security-advisories@github.com)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-266

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Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

  • Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPS

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

  • 2026
  • Source status changed · Published → Deferred
    Oct 16, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Record published
    Oct 16, 2026
  • CVSS changed · 8.8
    Oct 16, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • Source status changed · → Published
    Oct 16, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • Record created in this database
    Oct 16, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • CVE published
    Oct 16, 2026 · GitHub_M

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

  • 1× Official description updated · Oct 16, 2026 – Oct 16, 2026

References

4 on the record

Elsewhere on this site

Getarcaneapp
every CVE for this vendor
CWE-266
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

  • CVE-2026-96626 Arcane: Container-registry credential exfiltration via URL repoint + test to attacker host 13h
  • CVE-2026-96628 Arcane: Environment access token bypasses the admin-required authorization gate on `/api/debug/pprof` 13h
  • CVE-2026-86114 Arcane before 2.0.0 Missing Administrator Authorization on the Compose Template Mutation Endpoints Sep 5, 2026
  • CVE-2026-47125 Arcane: Missing admin authorization on global variables endpoint May 29, 2026
  • CVE-2026-47179 Arcane: Authenticated Arbitrary Host File Read via Docker Compose Include Directives in Arcane May 29, 2026
  • CVE-2026-45626 Arcane: OS Command Injection in Volume Browser ListDirectory via path query parameter May 29, 2026

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

  • No FIRST EPSS score.
  • No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
  • No CISA SSVC assessment.
  • No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
  • No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
  • No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-96627 is "Arcane: Delegated users:update permission allows admin account takeover via password reset (no privilege-hierarchy check)", rated High. It affects Arcane (Getarcaneapp); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 8.8 describes technical severity. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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