CVE-2026-27960
OpenCTI privilege escalation and unauthenticated access via default admin account
OpenCTI is an open source platform for managing cyber threat intelligence knowledge and observables. In versions 6.6.0 through 6.9.12, there is a privilege escalation vulnerability that can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to query the API as any existing user, including the default admin account. This issue has been fixed in version 6.9.13. As a workaround, the default admin can be disabled using the APP__ADMIN__EXTERNALLY_MANAGED configuration.
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
OpenCTI privilege escalation and unauthenticated access via default admin account
OpenCTI is an open source platform for managing cyber threat intelligence knowledge and observables. In versions 6.6.0 through 6.9.12, there is a privilege escalation vulnerability that can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to query the API as any existing user, including the default admin account. This issue has been fixed in version 6.9.13. As a workaround, the default admin can be disabled using the APP__ADMIN__EXTERNALLY_MANAGED configuration.
- Record
CVE-2026-27960- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-27420
OpenCTI is an open source platform for managing cyber threat intelligence knowledge and observables. In versions 6.6.0 through 6.9.12, there is a privilege escalation vulnerability that can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to query the API as any existing user, including the default admin account. This issue has been fixed in version 6.9.13. As a workaround, the default admin can be disabled using the APP__ADMIN__EXTERNALLY_MANAGED configuration.
- Record
EUVD-2026-27420- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
OpenCTI is an open source platform for managing cyber threat intelligence knowledge and observables. In versions 6.6.0 through 6.9.12, there is a privilege escalation vulnerability that can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to query the API as any existing user, including the default admin account. This issue has been fixed in version 6.9.13. As a workaround, the default admin can be disabled using the APP__ADMIN__EXTERNALLY_MANAGED configuration.
- Record
CVE-2026-27960- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
OpenCTI privilege escalation and unauthenticated access via default admin account
OpenCTI is an open source platform for managing cyber threat intelligence knowledge and observables. In versions 6.6.0 through 6.9.12, there is a privilege escalation vulnerability that can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to query the API as any existing user, including the default admin account. This issue has been fixed in version 6.9.13. As a workaround, the default admin can be disabled using the APP__ADMIN__EXTERNALLY_MANAGED configuration.
- Record
CVE-2026-27960- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-119
OpenCTI is an open source platform for managing cyber threat intelligence knowledge and observables. In versions 6.6.0 through 6.9.12, there is a privilege escalation vulnerability that can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to query the API as any existing user, including the default admin account. This issue has been fixed in version 6.9.13. As a workaround, the default admin can be disabled using the APP__ADMIN__EXTERNALLY_MANAGED configuration.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-119- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
pyctiPyPI |
6.9.0 up to 6.9.13, plus listed versions 6.9.16.9.106.9.116.9.126.9.2 Show 7 moreShow less6.9.36.9.46.9.56.9.66.9.76.9.86.9.9 |
6.9.13 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | OpenCTI Authentication Bypass and Notifier EJS Remote Code Execution | 2026-05-04 |
| Nuclei | OpenCTI < 6.9.13 - Authentication Bypass via User Impersonation |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-27960 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Citeum Opencti, published May 5, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.09%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in pycti 6.9.13.