--- title: "CVE-2026-97381: Legacy Update - Broken Access Control" description: "Legacy Update 1.12.0 through 1.13.1 contains a broken access control caused by an origin validation error in the IsPermitted method of its ActiveX control, letting attackers via malicious IE webpages install updates, enumerate system info, or reboot without user consent, exploit requires user to visit a malicious webpage in Internet Explorer." url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-97381/ --- # CVE-2026-97381 Legacy Update - Broken Access Control Legacy Update 1.12.0 through 1.13.1 contains a broken access control caused by an origin validation error in the IsPermitted method of its ActiveX control, letting attackers via malicious IE webpages install updates, enumerate system info, or reboot without user consent, exploit requires user to visit a malicious webpage in Internet Explorer. CVSS base score 9.9 /10 Critical CISA KEV Not listed Public exploit None known Authentication Required EPSS 0.21% chance of exploitation in 30 days [View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97381) ## Details Type Broken Access Control Impact Broken Access Control CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Published 13 October 2026 Updated 15 October 2026 Weakness [CWE-346](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/346.html) ## Vendor fix Update to version 1.13.2 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-2026-97381](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97381) - [https://github.com/LegacyUpdate/LegacyUpdate/commit/7d62f0bfaa770d74cd6e2cb0bac9c1907df48033](https://github.com/LegacyUpdate/LegacyUpdate/commit/7d62f0bfaa770d74cd6e2cb0bac9c1907df48033) - [https://github.com/LegacyUpdate/LegacyUpdate/commit/ae1c46c97f39a55a1937784d9f9beb30aa9147fd](https://github.com/LegacyUpdate/LegacyUpdate/commit/ae1c46c97f39a55a1937784d9f9beb30aa9147fd) - [https://github.com/LegacyUpdate/LegacyUpdate/releases/tag/v1.13.2.0](https://github.com/LegacyUpdate/LegacyUpdate/releases/tag/v1.13.2.0) - [https://github.com/LegacyUpdate/LegacyUpdate/security/advisories/GHSA-f4g7-4gmx-jfgf](https://github.com/LegacyUpdate/LegacyUpdate/security/advisories/GHSA-f4g7-4gmx-jfgf) - [https://legacyupdate.net/news/2026/07/21/legacy-update-1-13-2](https://legacyupdate.net/news/2026/07/21/legacy-update-1-13-2) [← 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)