CVE-2026-85389Worklenz before 3.0.0 Authorization Bypass on Task-Scoped Endpoints
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Worklenz before 3.0.0 fails to verify task ownership by organization when resolving task-scoped API endpoints, allowing authenticated users to access another tenant's task data. Attackers can query task endpoints with arbitrary task UUIDs to retrieve work logs, comments, attachments, and project insights belonging to other organizations.
- CVSS
- 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-639
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Sep 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Worklenz worklenz worklenz:worklenz (from the name) | before 3.0.0; 3.0.0 not affected | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/Worklenz/worklenz/issues/396issue-tracking
- https://github.com/Worklenz/worklenzproduct
- https://github.com/Worklenz/worklenz/commit/f088ad0e36a23bb52857b46b3d4ce2533daeb65fpatch
- https://github.com/Worklenz/worklenz/blob/v3.0.0/worklenz-backend/src/middlewares/verify-task-access.tstechnical-description
- https://github.com/Worklenz/worklenz/releases/tag/v3.0.0release-notes
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/worklenz-before-3.0.0-authorization-bypass-on-task-scoped-endpointsthird-party-advisory
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