CVE-2026-42160: Data Space Portal: Incorrect Authorization and Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security in ghcr.io/sovity/ds-portal-ce-backend

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v4.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-05-08 · updated 2026-10-26
Weakness: CWE-602

Description

Data Space Portal is an open-source Software as a Service (SaaS) solution designed to streamline Dataspace management. From version 2.1.1 to before version 7.3.2, there is insufficient authorization in the dataspace-portal backend regarding self-registered "PENDING" organization / user accounts. This issue has been patched in version 7.3.2.

Affected products

sovity dataspace-portal: from 2.1.1, < 7.3.2

References

https://github.com/sovity/dataspace-portal/releases/tag/v7.3.2
https://github.com/sovity/dataspace-portal/security/advisories/GHSA-989g-wpfv-6vxx
https://github.com/sovity/dataspace-portal/security/advisories/GHSA-989g-wpfv-6vxx

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