CVE-2026-45332
Published: 28 May 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-45332 is a high-severity Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (CWE-200) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 32.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
No EU or UK CSIRT advisories indexed for this CVE.
Vulnerability details
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…
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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.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Exposed setup API endpoint on public-facing CMS allows unauthenticated retrieval of admin password hashes (CWE-200/306), directly enabling exploitation of public apps and unsecured credential access.
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Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Session auditing enables detection of unauthorized exposure or access to sensitive information during user activities.
Privacy and security architectures require controls to protect sensitive information from unauthorized exposure across the system lifecycle.
Inventory identifies all systems holding or processing data, enabling detection of unauthorized exposure paths before exploitation.
Protection planning for critical infrastructure directly calls for authentication of access to essential functions before any operation is permitted.
Risk assessments evaluate exposure of critical functions lacking authentication and prioritize corrective controls.
Requires authentication gates on critical functions that must remain unavailable to anonymous public users.
Treats remote activation of surveillance-capable devices as a critical function that must be disabled or authenticated.
Decoys supply misleading data and log access attempts, directly detecting and deflecting unauthorized information exposure.