CVE-2026-27604
FOSSBilling: Improper API Role Validation (system) Enables Unauthenticated Access to Privileged Admin Functions
FOSSBilling is a free, open-source billing and client management system. Starting in version 0.5.4 and prior to version 0.8.0, an authorization bypass in the API role handling allows unauthenticated access to privileged /api/system/* endpoints. Because system resolves to the cron admin identity, attackers can invoke admin API methods without valid credentials, session, or CSRF token. Version 0.8.0 patches the issue. Some workarounds are available. Block external access to /api/system/* at reverse proxy/WAF, restrict API access by trusted source IPs only (api.allowed_ips), rotate all admin/client API tokens immediately, invalidate active sessions and reset high-privilege credentials, and/or review API request logs for suspicious /api/system/ access and treat as potential incident.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
10.0
FOSSBilling: Improper API Role Validation (system) Enables Unauthenticated Access to Privileged Admin Functions
FOSSBilling is a free, open-source billing and client management system. Starting in version 0.5.4 and prior to version 0.8.0, an authorization bypass in the API role handling allows unauthenticated access to privileged /api/system/* endpoints. Because system resolves to the cron admin identity, attackers can invoke admin API methods without valid credentials, session, or CSRF token. Version 0.8.0 patches the issue. Some workarounds are available. Block external access to /api/system/* at reverse proxy/WAF, restrict API access by trusted source IPs only (api.allowed_ips), rotate all admin/client API tokens immediately, invalidate active sessions and reset high-privilege credentials, and/or review API request logs for suspicious /api/system/ access and treat as potential incident.
- Record
CVE-2026-27604- CVSS 4.0
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-306, CWE-862, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-38451
10.0
FOSSBilling is a free, open-source billing and client management system. Starting in version 0.5.4 and prior to version 0.8.0, an authorization bypass in the API role handling allows unauthenticated access to privileged /api/system/* endpoints. Because system resolves to the cron admin identity, attackers can invoke admin API methods without valid credentials, session, or CSRF token. Version 0.8.0 patches the issue. Some workarounds are available. Block external access to /api/system/* at reverse proxy/WAF, restrict API access by trusted source IPs only (api.allowed_ips), rotate all admin/client API tokens immediately, invalidate active sessions and reset high-privilege credentials, and/or review API request logs for suspicious /api/system/ access and treat as potential incident.
- Record
EUVD-2026-38451- CVSS 4.0
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
10.0
FOSSBilling is a free, open-source billing and client management system. Starting in version 0.5.4 and prior to version 0.8.0, an authorization bypass in the API role handling allows unauthenticated access to privileged /api/system/* endpoints. Because system resolves to the cron admin identity, attackers can invoke admin API methods without valid credentials, session, or CSRF token. Version 0.8.0 patches the issue. Some workarounds are available. Block external access to /api/system/* at reverse proxy/WAF, restrict API access by trusted source IPs only (api.allowed_ips), rotate all admin/client API tokens immediately, invalidate active sessions and reset high-privilege credentials, and/or review API request logs for suspicious /api/system/ access and treat as potential incident.
- Record
CVE-2026-27604- CVSS 4.0
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-306, CWE-862, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
10.0
FOSSBilling: Improper API Role Validation (system) Enables Unauthenticated Access to Privileged Admin Functions
FOSSBilling is a free, open-source billing and client management system. Starting in version 0.5.4 and prior to version 0.8.0, an authorization bypass in the API role handling allows unauthenticated access to privileged /api/system/* endpoints. Because system resolves to the cron admin identity, attackers can invoke admin API methods without valid credentials, session, or CSRF token. Version 0.8.0 patches the issue. Some workarounds are available. Block external access to /api/system/* at reverse proxy/WAF, restrict API access by trusted source IPs only (api.allowed_ips), rotate all admin/client API tokens immediately, invalidate active sessions and reset high-privilege credentials, and/or review API request logs for suspicious /api/system/ access and treat as potential incident.
- Record
CVE-2026-27604- CVSS 4.0
- 10.0 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-306, CWE-862, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | FOSSBilling 0.5.4-0.7.x - Unauthenticated System API Role Authorization Bypass |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, Nuclei, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-27604 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Fossbilling, published June 23, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.26%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/FOSSBilling/FOSSBilling/security/advisories/GHSA-78x5-c8gw-8279
github.com/FOSSBilling/FOSSBilling/security/advisories/GHSA-57mv-jm88-66jc
vulncheck.com/blog/fossbilling-auth-bypass-ssti-rce
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/27xxx/CVE-2026-27604.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27604