CVE

CVE-2026-45332

7.5

CVSShigh

Exploitable remotely over the internet · no authentication required.

Description

Automad is a flat-file content management system and template engine. From 2.0.0-alpha.1 to 2.0.0-beta.27, a Broken Access Control vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to retrieve the bcrypt password hash of every administrator account with a single POST request. The /_api/user-collection/create-first-user setup endpoint remains publicly accessible once initial configuration is complete and returns full serialized user data in the JSON response body. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.0-beta.28.

Attack Vector

Network

Privileges Req.

None

User Interaction

None

automad

Updated Sep 18, 2026View on NVD →

S4E scanner

highMisconfiguration~10 seconds

Automad < 2.0.0-beta.28 - Unauthenticated Admin Password Hash Disclosure

Automad 2.0.0-alpha.1 to 2.0.0-beta.27 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by publicly accessible /_api/user-collection/create-first-user endpoint returning full serialized user data, letting unauthenticated attackers retrieve bcrypt password hashes of all administrator accounts, exploit requires the endpoint to remain publicly accessible after initial setup. References: https://github.com/marcantondahmen/automad/security/advisories/GHSA-xm76-r88j-vm3g https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45332 Remediation: Upgrade to version 2.0.0-beta.28 or later.

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