CVE-2026-85182: vhr Missing Authorization in PUT /hr/pass Allows Cross-Account Password Change

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 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: none known
Published: 2026-09-03 · updated 2026-09-10
Weakness: CWE-639

Description

vhr through commit 03abbd3 fails to verify that the account ID in PUT /hr/pass requests belongs to the authenticated caller. Authenticated attackers can change arbitrary account passwords by supplying a target account ID and that account's current password in the request body.

References

https://github.com/lenve/vhr
https://github.com/lenve/vhr/blob/03abbd35af24e55368ce4e09f4038dc2aba3ff5f/vhr/vhrserver/vhr-service/src/main/java/org/javaboy/vhr/service/HrService.java
https://github.com/lenve/vhr/blob/03abbd35af24e55368ce4e09f4038dc2aba3ff5f/vhr/vhrserver/vhr-web/src/main/java/org/javaboy/vhr/controller/HrInfoController.java
https://github.com/lenve/vhr/issues/350
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vhr-missing-authorization-in-put-hr-pass-allows-cross-account-password-change
https://github.com/lenve/vhr/issues/350

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