CVE-2026-54160 Network UPS Tools - Authentication Bypass

Network UPS Tools contains a token exposure vulnerability caused by mixing privileged code and untrusted inputs in GitHub Actions scripts, letting attackers from forked PRs extract GITHUB_TOKEN and manipulate repository contents, exploit requires a malicious PR from a fork.

CVSS base score 8.2 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.20% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Authentication Bypass
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Published
28 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-829

Vendor fix

Update to include commits 658b24e and 1aa31d1 or 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

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