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CVE-2026-42571 Details

ANALYZED

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Description

Pelican is a platform for creating data federations. From versions 7.21.0 to before 7.21.5, 7.22.0 to before 7.22.3, 7.23.0 to before 7.23.3, and 7.24.0 to before 7.24.2, there is a a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Pelican's Web User Interface (WebUI). This attack allows any user authenticated to the WebUI via OAuth to gain admin privileges under certain configurations. This issue has been patched in versions 7.21.5, 7.22.3, 7.23.3, and 7.24.2.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NDDVolerionCVSS-B:8.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/PelicanPlatform/pelican/commit/7f73b9c3e677a0ae4a0ec465c5d98bb8bd948854 [email protected]Source CodeVendor
https://github.com/PelicanPlatform/pelican/security/advisories/GHSA-rpfr-x88x-xwcw [email protected]AdvisoryRemedyVendor

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-863Incorrect Authorization[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Pelican
All versions

CPE

  • No CPEs found in CPE dictionary for this product.

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-42571
NVD Published Date:
May 9, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Jul 24, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2026-42571 Details - Not Deferred