---
title: "CVE-2026-61826: Bazarr - Broken Access Control"
description: "Bazarr prior to 1.5.7-beta.14 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by missing authentication on api_ns_plex namespace handlers, letting anonymous attackers modify Plex integration settings, persist API keys, and cause denial of service, exploit requires no authentication or preconditions."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-61826/
---

# CVE-2026-61826 Bazarr - Broken Access Control

Bazarr prior to 1.5.7-beta.14 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by missing authentication on api\_ns\_plex namespace handlers, letting anonymous attackers modify Plex integration settings, persist API keys, and cause denial of service, exploit requires no authentication or preconditions.

CVSS base score 10.0 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.26% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61826)

## Details

Type

Broken Access Control

Impact

Broken Access Control, Denial Of Service, Server Side Request Forgery, Information Disclosure, Data Tampering

CVSS vector

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

Published

30 October 2026

Updated

1 November 2026

Weakness

[CWE-352](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 1.5.7-beta.14 or later to add authentication and fix anonymous API mutation paths.

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-2026-61826](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61826)
- [https://github.com/morpheus65535/bazarr/commit/4bd29252feebd0803e84cc3ce1bdd24c3a076ed4](https://github.com/morpheus65535/bazarr/commit/4bd29252feebd0803e84cc3ce1bdd24c3a076ed4)
- [https://github.com/morpheus65535/bazarr/commit/f9a8a9514944be0e7b826e67cde042cebfe9c97e](https://github.com/morpheus65535/bazarr/commit/f9a8a9514944be0e7b826e67cde042cebfe9c97e)
- [https://github.com/morpheus65535/bazarr/security/advisories/GHSA-fvcv-hh55-x3r4](https://github.com/morpheus65535/bazarr/security/advisories/GHSA-fvcv-hh55-x3r4)
- [https://github.com/morpheus65535/bazarr/tree/v1.5.7-beta.14](https://github.com/morpheus65535/bazarr/tree/v1.5.7-beta.14)

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