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CVE-2026-71878: Authentication bypass in Integrated Publishing Toolkit

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.2 v4.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-18 · updated 2026-10-22
• Weakness: CWE-306

Description

Missing authentication in initial setup functionality left exposed after initial setup is completed in GBIF Integrated Publishing Toolkit versions before 3.3.4 allows remote authenticated attackers to gain administrative control via authentication bypass

Affected products

• GBIF Integrated Publishing Toolkit: before 3.3.4 — fixed in 3.3.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GBIF Integrated Publishing Toolkit 3.3.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/gbif/ipt/issues/3115
• https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2026/MNDT-2026-0014.md
• https://www.gbif.org/ipt

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