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CVE-2026-85238

6.8 · MEDIUM

MISP contains a session fixation vulnerability in the CustomAuth authentication (a custom configuration) flow.

Published Sep 3, 2026misp-projectCWE-384EPSS 0.34%

Overview

CVE-2026-85238 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting misp-project misp. It was published on September 3, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

MISP contains a session fixation vulnerability in the CustomAuth authentication (a custom configuration) flow. When a user was successfully authenticated through CustomAuth, MISP stored the authenticated user identity in the existing session without first rotating the session identifier.

As a result, if an attacker can cause a victim to use a session identifier known to the attacker before authentication, that same session identifier remains valid after the victim successfully authenticates. The attacker could subsequently reuse the fixed session identifier to access the victim's authenticated MISP session, potentially gaining the privileges associated with the victim's account.

The issue occurs because __customAuthentication() wrote the authenticated user into the existing CakePHP session while the call to Session->renew() had previously been disabled. The patch restores session identifier rotation when a new authentication occurs or when the authenticated user changes, while avoi

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from misp-project. Update misp to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
misp-projectmisp0Affected

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-85238?

CVE-2026-85238 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting misp-project misp. It was published on September 3, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2026-85238?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-85238?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from misp-project. Update misp to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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