---
title: "CVE-2026-104978: Plane - Authentication Bypass"
description: "Plane < 1.4.0 contains an authentication bypass caused by insufficient verification in project invitation endpoints, letting authenticated attackers enumerate and accept invitations by registering invited emails, exploit requires authenticated user access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-104978/
---

# CVE-2026-104978 Plane - Authentication Bypass

Plane < 1.4.0 contains an authentication bypass caused by insufficient verification in project invitation endpoints, letting authenticated attackers enumerate and accept invitations by registering invited emails, exploit requires authenticated user access.

CVSS base score 8.2 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.29% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-104978)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Broken Access Control

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Published

5 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-863](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/863.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 1.4.0 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-104978](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-104978)
- [https://github.com/makeplane/plane/commit/14a4c22f94eac1582439e41112213f976c6a6cf7](https://github.com/makeplane/plane/commit/14a4c22f94eac1582439e41112213f976c6a6cf7)
- [https://github.com/makeplane/plane/pull/9308](https://github.com/makeplane/plane/pull/9308)
- [https://github.com/makeplane/plane/releases/tag/v1.4.0](https://github.com/makeplane/plane/releases/tag/v1.4.0)
- [https://github.com/makeplane/plane/security/advisories/GHSA-g36h-p63v-g9c7](https://github.com/makeplane/plane/security/advisories/GHSA-g36h-p63v-g9c7)

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