CVE-2026-84731 Nutanix Prism Element - Authentication Bypass

Nutanix Prism Element contains an authentication bypass caused by misconfigured authentication filters and crafted internal management HTTP header, letting unauthenticated remote attackers gain full administrative access and execute root commands, exploit requires crafted internal management HTTP header.

CVSS base score 9.8 /10
Critical
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
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Details

Type
Broken Authentication
Impact
Remote Code Execution, Privilege Escalation, Information Disclosure, Data Tampering
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
15 October 2026
Updated
16 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-290

Vendor fix

Update to the latest version with fixed authentication filters.

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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