CVE-2026-8338 PUBLISHED

Authentication and Authorization Bypass in Coverity Connect

Assigner: BlackDuck
Reserved: 11.05.2026 Published: 29.07.2026 Updated: 29.07.2026

A Spring Security authentication and authorization bypass exists in Coverity Connect versions between 2023.6.0 and 2026.3.0. An unauthenticated malicious threat actor that can send a specially crafted HTTP request is able to bypass authentication and authorization controls on certain API endpoints to access data within Coverity.

Metrics

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 9.2

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	High	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	High	Integrity	High	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	Present	Availability	Low	Availability	None
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

Product Status

Vendor	Black Duck
Product	Coverity Connect
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 2023.6.0 to 2026.6.0 (excl.)

References

Black Duck Community Advisory (PLACEHOLDER - replace with published advisory URL)

Problem Types

CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel CWE

Impacts

CAPEC-87 Forceful Browsing