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CVE-2026-86175: NetBox through 4.7.0 Credential Disclosure via REST and GraphQL APIs

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-05 · updated 2026-09-08
• Weakness: CWE-522

Description

NetBox through 4.7.0 fails to redact sensitive data source backend credentials in REST and GraphQL API responses. Authenticated users with only view permission can retrieve plaintext passwords and secret keys for Git and Amazon S3 backends through API endpoints, gaining unauthorized access to external repositories and storage buckets.

Affected products

• netbox-community netbox: through 4.7.0

References

• https://github.com/geo-chen/oss/blob/main/netbox.md#finding-2-netbox-data-source-backend-credentials-git-password--s3-secret-key-returned-in-plaintext-via-rest-api-and-graphql-to-users-with-only-view-permission-incomplete-fix-of-12625
• https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox
• https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/blob/v4.7.0/netbox/core/api/serializers_/data.py#L26-L32
• https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/blob/v4.7.0/netbox/core/data_backends.py#L80
• https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/blob/v4.7.0/netbox/core/graphql/types.py#L30-L38
• https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/12625
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netbox-through-4.7.0-credential-disclosure-via-rest-and-graphql-apis

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