CVE-2026-27960
OpenCTI is an open source platform for managing cyber threat intelligence knowledge and observables. In versions 6.6.0 through 6.9.12, there is a privilege escalation vulnerability that can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to query the API as any existing user, including the default admin account. This issue has been fixed in version 6.9.13. As a workaround, the default admin can be disabled using the `APP__ADMIN__EXTERNALLY_MANAGED` configuration.
Published:May 5, 2026
Last Modified:May 12, 2026
EPS:May 5, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00072
CVSS Score:9.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Citeum
Product
Opencti
Citeum
Opencti
Vendor
Opencti-platform
Product
Opencti
Opencti-platform
Opencti
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
