CVE-2026-120286 PUBLISHED

Missing authorization in device and deployment group page events allows view-role members to change devices and deployment groups

Assigner: EEF
Reserved: 04.11.2026 Published: 10.11.2026 Updated: 10.11.2026

Missing Authorization vulnerability in the device and deployment group pages in nerves-hub nerves_hub_web allows an authenticated organization member with the view role to change devices and deployment groups via LiveView events reserved for the manage role. The event handlers that add and delete device certificates, add and remove tags, overwrite or clear a device's manual location, remove a device from its deployment group, move matched devices into a deployment group or remove unmatched ones, import devices from a CSV, and start, retry or delete firmware delta builds carry out the change without calling authorized!/2, and the pages render the controls to every member.

A view member can add a certificate that lets whoever holds its key connect as the device, delete a certificate so the device can no longer authenticate with it, and change which deployment group, and so which firmware release, a device receives. Everything stays within the organizations the member belongs to.

This issue affects nerves_hub: from 1.0.0 before 2.5.3.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N
CVSS Score: 5.3

Product Status

Vendor nerves-hub
Product nerves_hub_web
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 1.0.0 to 2.5.3 (excl.)
Vendor nerves-hub
Product nerves_hub_web
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 1.0.0 to 2.5.3 (excl.)
Vendor nerves-hub
Product nerves_hub_web
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 7b511764a468bb2c1f33945874faa86af2255c0c to 34ea112472a460319c1e1dec8ad0ffc37df05ffe (excl.)

Workarounds

No configuration closes the hole. Until the upgrade, give the view role only to people you would trust with the manage role on that organization's devices.

Solutions

Upgrading does not remove a certificate that a view member already added. After upgrading, review each device's certificates and delete any you do not recognize.

Credits

  • arbor-s finder
  • arbor-s reporter
  • Josh Kalderimis remediation developer
  • Jonatan Männchen / EEF coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-862 Missing Authorization CWE

Impacts

  • An organization member with the view role can add or delete a device's certificates, change its tags and location, and move devices into or out of deployment groups, which changes the firmware release they receive. An added certificate lets whoever holds its key connect as the device and persists after the member leaves. Everything stays within the organizations the member belongs to.