CVE-2026-114397: Trudesk through 1.2.11 Missing Authentication on Debug Routes

Severity: high (CVSS 7.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2026-10-21 · updated 2026-10-30
Weakness: CWE-1188

Description

Trudesk through 1.2.11 contains a missing authentication vulnerability in debug routes enabled whenever NODE_ENV is unset, letting unauthenticated attackers invoke them remotely. Attackers can call /debug/populatedb to delete all groups, tags and tickets, then log in with seeded accounts using the password 'password'.

Affected products

polonel/trudesk: through 1.2.11
polonel/trudesk: through 1.2.11

References

https://github.com/polonel/trudesk
https://github.com/polonel/trudesk/blob/v1.2.11/app.js#L32
https://github.com/polonel/trudesk/blob/v1.2.11/src/routes/index.js#L398-L433
https://hackmd.io/@leediay/multiple-vuln-trudesk-1211
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/trudesk-through-1.2.11-missing-authentication-on-debug-routes
https://hackmd.io/@leediay/multiple-vuln-trudesk-1211

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