CVE-2026-52784
Published: 26 June 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-52784 is a high-severity CSRF (CWE-352) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 5.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-39868
Vulnerability details
OpenProject is open-source, web-based project management software. Prior to 17.3.3 and 17.4.1, there is a CSRF on TARGET through /users/:id via POST parameter "user[admin]". This vulnerability is fixed in 17.3.3 and 17.4.1.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
CSRF in public-facing web app directly enables unauthorized admin role assignment (privilege escalation) via crafted request.
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Mitigating Controls
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.
Awareness training educates users on avoiding untrusted links and actions that can be exploited via CSRF.
Requiring user re-entry of credentials for sensitive actions prevents automated forgery of requests without active user participation.
Security testing regimens explicitly include checks for missing or ineffective anti-CSRF protections in web applications.
Detects anomalous request patterns consistent with cross-site request forgery.