--- title: "CVE-2026-61850: Kargo - Broken Access Control" description: "Kargo 0.6.0 to 1.8.14, 1.9.9, and 1.10.8 contain an authorization bypass caused by insufficient permission checks in project-scoped RBAC API, letting authenticated delegated users escalate privileges within a Project, exploit requires custom admin-created roles." url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-61850/ --- # CVE-2026-61850 Kargo - Broken Access Control Kargo 0.6.0 to 1.8.14, 1.9.9, and 1.10.8 contain an authorization bypass caused by insufficient permission checks in project-scoped RBAC API, letting authenticated delegated users escalate privileges within a Project, exploit requires custom admin-created roles. CVSS base score 9.3 /10 Critical CISA KEV Not listed Public exploit None known Authentication Required EPSS 0.36% chance of exploitation in 30 days [View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61850) ## Details Type Broken Access Control Impact Privilege Escalation, Information Disclosure, Data Tampering CVSS vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Published 30 October 2026 Updated 1 November 2026 Weakness [CWE-269](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html) ## Vendor fix Update to versions 1.8.14, 1.9.9, or 1.10.8 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-2026-61850](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61850) - [https://github.com/akuity/kargo/commit/19639678811b486bddb014dabb25397771f3941e](https://github.com/akuity/kargo/commit/19639678811b486bddb014dabb25397771f3941e) - [https://github.com/akuity/kargo/commit/5ab7c4216a4151f55ea8ef9ff3b9f884dd322578](https://github.com/akuity/kargo/commit/5ab7c4216a4151f55ea8ef9ff3b9f884dd322578) - [https://github.com/akuity/kargo/commit/72fadd3600b35e6dce67042eb686720a48b45fa3](https://github.com/akuity/kargo/commit/72fadd3600b35e6dce67042eb686720a48b45fa3) - [https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.11.0-rc.1](https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.11.0-rc.1) - [https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.9.9](https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.9.9) - [https://github.com/akuity/kargo/commit/50d29c10153965114f903645c83eadbe7bf58d3f](https://github.com/akuity/kargo/commit/50d29c10153965114f903645c83eadbe7bf58d3f) - [https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.10.8](https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.10.8) - [https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.8.14](https://github.com/akuity/kargo/releases/tag/v1.8.14) - [https://github.com/akuity/kargo/security/advisories/GHSA-wp4p-hr79-q4g8](https://github.com/akuity/kargo/security/advisories/GHSA-wp4p-hr79-q4g8) [← All CVEs](https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/) ## What this record can't tell you - 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 - What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first Panop answers these inside your environment, for this CVE and every other finding. [Book a demo](https://panop.io/demo)