CVE-2026-72856 PUBLISHED

Budibase before 3.40.0 Authentication Bypass via Tenant Owner Email

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 10.08.2026 Published: 13.08.2026 Updated: 13.08.2026

Budibase versions before 3.40.0 contain an authorization/authentication bypass in the PUT /api/global/users/tenant/owner (changeTenantOwnerEmail) endpoint. On self-hosted instances (SELF_HOSTED or DISABLE_ACCOUNT_PORTAL set), the cloudRestricted middleware is a no-op and the route is protected only by a general authentication check, so any authenticated user — including a lowest-privilege BASIC app user — can reassign the tenant account-holder (top-privilege admin) email to an attacker-controlled address. The attacker can then use the public password-reset flow to take over the admin account, leading to full administrative access.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.6

Product Status

Vendor Budibase
Product budibase
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 3.40.0 (excl.)
  • Version 3.40.0 is unaffected

Credits

  • pick reporter

References

Problem Types

  • Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password CWE