Description
motionEye (mEye) is an online interface for a piece of software called "motion," which is a video surveillance program with motion detection. Prior to 0.44.0, the ActionHandler.post() method in motioneye/handlers/action.py lacks the BaseHandler.auth() decorator, allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to send requests to /action/<camera_id>/<action>. The endpoint can trigger snapshot, record_start, and record_stop actions. When an administrator has configured action scripts, the same endpoint can invoke PTZ controls, alarm actions, lighting actions, and other predefined commands, and configured remote motionEye cameras can allow server-side requests to the remote camera service. This issue is fixed in version 0.44.0.
Published: 2026-09-15
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-j67x-q29f-qcvv motionEye's missing authentication on ActionHandler allows unauthenticated camera action execution
History

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Motioneye Project
Motioneye Project motioneye
Vendors & Products Motioneye Project
Motioneye Project motioneye

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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Description motionEye (mEye) is an online interface for a piece of software called "motion," which is a video surveillance program with motion detection. Prior to 0.44.0, the ActionHandler.post() method in motioneye/handlers/action.py lacks the BaseHandler.auth() decorator, allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to send requests to /action/<camera_id>/<action>. The endpoint can trigger snapshot, record_start, and record_stop actions. When an administrator has configured action scripts, the same endpoint can invoke PTZ controls, alarm actions, lighting actions, and other predefined commands, and configured remote motionEye cameras can allow server-side requests to the remote camera service. This issue is fixed in version 0.44.0.
Title motionEye: Missing authentication on ActionHandler allows unauthenticated camera action execution
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


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Motioneye Project Motioneye
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-15T16:46:41.756Z

Reserved: 2026-06-17T16:44:40.996Z

Link: CVE-2026-55863

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-15T17:17:22.967

Modified: 2026-09-15T17:17:22.967

Link: CVE-2026-55863

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Updated: 2026-09-15T19:30:11Z

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