{"id":"CVE-2023-32079","aliases":["EUVD-2023-2239","GHSA-826j-8wp2-4x6q","GO-2023-2025"],"status":"published","title":"Netmaker Privilige Escalation Vulnerability","description":"Netmaker makes networks with WireGuard. A Mass assignment vulnerability was found in versions prior to 0.17.1 and 0.18.6 that allows a non-admin user to escalate privileges to those of an admin user. The issue is patched in 0.17.1 and fixed in 0.18.6. If Users are using 0.17.1, they should run `docker pull gravitl/netmaker:v0.17.1` and `docker-compose up -d`. This will switch them to the patched users If users are using v0.18.0-0.18.5, they should upgrade to v0.18.6 or later. As a workaround, someone using version 0.17.1 can pull the latest docker image of the backend and restart the server.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00858,"percentile":0.58705,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-915"],"published":"2023-08-24T22:03:43Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:01Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/gravitl/netmaker","fixed_in":["0.17.1","0.18.6"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/gravitl/netmaker","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.17.1"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/gravitl/netmaker","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0.18.0"},{"fixed":"0.18.6"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/gravitl/netmaker","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.17.1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/gravitl/netmaker","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0.18.0"},{"fixed":"0.18.6"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/gravitl/netmaker","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.17.1"},{"introduced":"0.18.0"},{"fixed":"0.18.6"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"gravitl","product":"netmaker"},{"vendor":"netmaker","product":"netmaker"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/gravitl/netmaker/security/advisories/GHSA-826j-8wp2-4x6q","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32079","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-826j-8wp2-4x6q"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/32xxx/CVE-2023-32079.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/gravitl/netmaker","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-32079","title":"Netmaker Privilige Escalation Vulnerability","description":"Netmaker makes networks with WireGuard. A Mass assignment vulnerability was found in versions prior to 0.17.1 and 0.18.6 that allows a non-admin user to escalate privileges to those of an admin user. The issue is patched in 0.17.1 and fixed in 0.18.6. If Users are using 0.17.1, they should run `docker pull gravitl/netmaker:v0.17.1` and `docker-compose up -d`. This will switch them to the patched users If users are using v0.18.0-0.18.5, they should upgrade to v0.18.6 or later. As a workaround, someone using version 0.17.1 can pull the latest docker image of the backend and restart the server.","status":"published","published":"2023-08-24T22:03:43.825Z","modified":"2024-10-02T19:11:26.186Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-915"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:29.381004Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-2239","description":"Netmaker makes networks with WireGuard. A Mass assignment vulnerability was found in versions prior to 0.17.1 and 0.18.6 that allows a non-admin user to escalate privileges to those of an admin user. The issue is patched in 0.17.1 and fixed in 0.18.6. If Users are using 0.17.1, they should run `docker pull gravitl/netmaker:v0.17.1` and `docker-compose up -d`. This will switch them to the patched users If users are using v0.18.0-0.18.5, they should upgrade to v0.18.6 or later. As a workaround, someone using version 0.17.1 can pull the latest docker image of the backend and restart the server.","status":"published","published":"2023-08-24T22:03:43Z","modified":"2024-10-02T19:11:26Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:27:57.212945Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-826j-8wp2-4x6q","title":"Netmaker Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation From Non Admin To Admin User","description":"### Impact\nA Mass assignment vulnerability was found allowing a non-admin user to escalate privileges to admin user.\n\n### Patches\nIssue is patched in 0.17.1, and fixed in 0.18.6+.\n\nIf Users are using 0.17.1, they should run \"docker pull gravitl/netmaker:v0.17.1\" and \"docker-compose up -d\". This will switch them to the patched users\n\nIf users are using v0.18.0-0.18.5, they should upgrade to v0.18.6 or later.\n\n### Workarounds\nIf using 0.17.1, can just pull the latest docker image of backend and restart server.\n\n### References\nCredit to Project Discovery, and in particular https://github.com/rootxharsh , https://github.com/iamnoooob, and https://github.com/projectdiscovery","status":"published","published":"2023-08-25T18:42:53Z","modified":"2023-11-10T05:03:26Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-915"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:37:19.438667Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2023-32079","description":"Netmaker makes networks with WireGuard. A Mass assignment vulnerability was found in versions prior to 0.17.1 and 0.18.6 that allows a non-admin user to escalate privileges to those of an admin user. The issue is patched in 0.17.1 and fixed in 0.18.6. If Users are using 0.17.1, they should run `docker pull gravitl/netmaker:v0.17.1` and `docker-compose up -d`. This will switch them to the patched users If users are using v0.18.0-0.18.5, they should upgrade to v0.18.6 or later. As a workaround, someone using version 0.17.1 can pull the latest docker image of the backend and restart the server.","status":"published","published":"2023-08-24T23:15:08.57Z","modified":"2026-06-17T05:58:02.043Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-915"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:08:25.025396Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2023-32079","title":"Netmaker Privilige Escalation Vulnerability","description":"Netmaker makes networks with WireGuard. A Mass assignment vulnerability was found in versions prior to 0.17.1 and 0.18.6 that allows a non-admin user to escalate privileges to those of an admin user. The issue is patched in 0.17.1 and fixed in 0.18.6. If Users are using 0.17.1, they should run `docker pull gravitl/netmaker:v0.17.1` and `docker-compose up -d`. This will switch them to the patched users If users are using v0.18.0-0.18.5, they should upgrade to v0.18.6 or later. As a workaround, someone using version 0.17.1 can pull the latest docker image of the backend and restart the server.","status":"published","published":"2023-08-24T22:03:43.825Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:01.05585594Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-915"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:31.790231Z"},{"id":"GHSA-826j-8wp2-4x6q","title":"Netmaker Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation From Non Admin To Admin User","description":"### Impact\nA Mass assignment vulnerability was found allowing a non-admin user to escalate privileges to admin user.\n\n### Patches\nIssue is patched in 0.17.1, and fixed in 0.18.6+.\n\nIf Users are using 0.17.1, they should run \"docker pull gravitl/netmaker:v0.17.1\" and \"docker-compose up -d\". This will switch them to the patched users\n\nIf users are using v0.18.0-0.18.5, they should upgrade to v0.18.6 or later.\n\n### Workarounds\nIf using 0.17.1, can just pull the latest docker image of backend and restart server.\n\n### References\nCredit to Project Discovery, and in particular https://github.com/rootxharsh , https://github.com/iamnoooob, and https://github.com/projectdiscovery","status":"published","published":"2023-08-25T18:42:53Z","modified":"2026-09-10T03:49:57.40271191Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-915"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:41.732368Z"},{"id":"GO-2023-2025","title":"Netmaker Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation From Non Admin To Admin User in github.com/gravitl/netmaker","description":"Netmaker Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation From Non Admin To Admin User in github.com/gravitl/netmaker","status":"published","published":"2024-08-21T14:17:52Z","modified":"2026-03-03T04:54:08.339593Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:47:01.185262Z"}]}}