---
title: "CVE-2026-52394: DeepSeek - Broken Access Control"
description: "DeepSeek V4 contains an incorrect access control vulnerability caused by crafted input, letting attackers bypass access restrictions, exploit requires crafted input."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-52394/
---

# CVE-2026-52394 DeepSeek - Broken Access Control

DeepSeek V4 contains an incorrect access control vulnerability caused by crafted input, letting attackers bypass access restrictions, exploit requires crafted input.

CVSS base score 9.1 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.40% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52394)

## Details

Type

Broken Access Control

Impact

Broken Access Control

CVSS vector

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

Published

13 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-201](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/201.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version.

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-2026-52394](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52394)
- [http://deepseek.com](http://deepseek.com/)
- [https://gist.github.com/CAPTAIN1275/48a0b7d67d0e58cb05c607e0d715447c](https://gist.github.com/CAPTAIN1275/48a0b7d67d0e58cb05c607e0d715447c)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
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