OpenCTI is an open source platform for managing cyber threat intelligence knowledge and observables. Prior to 6.9.7, an organization admin can escalate their privileges by adding a user from a different organization with higher privileges, to their own organization. This is due to incorrect ACL on userEdit relationAdd. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.9.7.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-q537-qhj4-wcjx OpenCTI: Privilege escalation via graphQL API is abusable by organization admins, due to incorrect ACL on userEdit relationAdd
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Thu, 28 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 27 May 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Citeum
Citeum opencti
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:citeum:opencti:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Citeum
Citeum opencti

Tue, 26 May 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Opencti-platform
Opencti-platform opencti
Vendors & Products Opencti-platform
Opencti-platform opencti

Tue, 26 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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Description OpenCTI is an open source platform for managing cyber threat intelligence knowledge and observables. Prior to 6.9.7, an organization admin can escalate their privileges by adding a user from a different organization with higher privileges, to their own organization. This is due to incorrect ACL on userEdit relationAdd. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.9.7.
Title OpenCTI: Privilege escalation via graphQL API abusable by organization admins, due to incorrect ACL on userEdit relationAdd
Weaknesses CWE-284
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-28T14:02:34.018Z

Reserved: 2026-05-07T18:04:17.309Z

Link: CVE-2026-44730

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-28T14:02:30.344Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-26T18:16:51.023

Modified: 2026-05-27T15:40:38.150

Link: CVE-2026-44730

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-27T22:15:26Z

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