Description
MISP contains an access control flaw in the proposal (shadow attribute) visibility logic. The authorization check accepted any attribute or object carrying one of the user's sharing groups without verifying the distribution level, and denied the owning organisation access to proposals on its own organisation-only attributes.

- A user belonging to a sharing group could view proposals on attributes or objects with that sharing group, regardless of the attribute's distribution level (levels 1-3 should restrict visibility)

- The owning organisation could not view proposals on its own org-only attributes

Security impact: Unauthorized disclosure of proposed attribute changes to users who should not have access based on distribution level restrictions.

Affected: <2.5.48
Published: 2026-10-19
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized disclosure of proposed attribute changes
Action: Patch Immediately
AI Analysis

Impact

MISP’s proposal visibility granted any user belonging to a sharing group without checking the attribute’s distribution level. The flaw also prevented an owning organization from seeing proposals on its own attributes, creating an over‑restrictive behavior. As a result, users who should not see certain proposals could view them, exposing potentially sensitive data.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects the MISP platform, specifically all releases prior to 2.5.48. Users of the open‑source MISP application must verify whether they are running a vulnerable version and plan for an upgrade.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.1 indicates a moderate to high severity. The EPSS score is not available and the issue is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, but the opportunity for abuse remains; an attacker only needs to be part of a sharing group or rely on an organization’s internal users to benefit from the data exposure. There is no public exploit noted, but the flaw is straightforward to exploit once the sharing group membership is known.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 19, 2026 at 10:55 UTC.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

The fix enforces the distribution level constraint in the sharing group access check, requiring distribution level 4 (All communities) for the sharing group test to apply. Additionally, the owning organisation is now explicitly granted access to proposals on its own attributes regardless of distribution level, correcting the over-restrictive behavior.


OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update MISP to version 2.5.48 or later, or apply the patch that enforces the distribution level constraint and grants owning organization access.
  • Verify that sharing group access controls require distribution level 4 (All communities) before allowing proposal visibility.
  • Confirm that owning organization users can see proposals on attributes they own, regardless of distribution level restrictions.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 19, 2026 at 10:55 UTC.

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History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Description MISP contains an access control flaw in the proposal (shadow attribute) visibility logic. The authorization check accepted any attribute or object carrying one of the user's sharing groups without verifying the distribution level, and denied the owning organisation access to proposals on its own organisation-only attributes. - A user belonging to a sharing group could view proposals on attributes or objects with that sharing group, regardless of the attribute's distribution level (levels 1-3 should restrict visibility) - The owning organisation could not view proposals on its own org-only attributes Security impact: Unauthorized disclosure of proposed attribute changes to users who should not have access based on distribution level restrictions. Affected: <2.5.48
Title MISP Proposal ACL Bypass: Incomplete Distribution Level Check in Shadow Attribute Access Control
First Time appeared Misp
Misp misp
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:misp:misp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Misp
Misp misp
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CIRCL

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-19T08:50:52.402Z

Reserved: 2026-10-19T08:50:50.711Z

Link: CVE-2026-112178

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-19T09:17:08.240

Modified: 2026-10-19T09:17:08.357

Link: CVE-2026-112178

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-19T11:00:19Z

Weaknesses