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CVE-2026-86175

CVE-2026-86175HIGH

netbox-community netbox — NetBox through 4.7.0 Credential Disclosure via REST and GraphQL APIs

  AV  AC  AT  PR  UI  VC  VI  VA   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   L   N   H   N   N    7.1   .0046   38.0     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions     Fixed
  netbox   unspecified  —

TIMELINE
  Sep 5   Reserved by VulnCheck
  Sep 5   Published (CNA: VulnCheck)
  Sep 8   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-86175 (netbox-community netbox). Public exploit reference added.
  Sep 24  EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-86175 (netbox-community netbox). Public exploit reference added.

CWE-522 · CNA: VulnCheck · CVSS v4.0 · 7 references · NVD status: Awaiting Analysis

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
September 5, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by VulnCheck
September 5, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: VulnCheck)
September 8, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-86175 (netbox-community netbox). Public exploit reference added.
September 24, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-86175 (netbox-community netbox). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
netbox-community	netbox	—	—	—

Weaknesses

CWE-522

References (7)

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 [third-party-advisory, exploit]
https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox [product]
https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/blob/v4.7.0/netbox/core/api/serializers_/data.py#L26-L32 [technical-description]
https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/blob/v4.7.0/netbox/core/data_backends.py#L80 [technical-description]
https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/blob/v4.7.0/netbox/core/graphql/types.py#L30-L38 [technical-description]
https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/12625 [issue-tracking]
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netbox-through-4.7.0-credential-disclosure-via-rest-and-graphql-apis [third-party-advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-86175 at cve.org

Vendors: netbox-community

Weaknesses: CWE-522

About this page

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