CVE-2026-16772: High severity Akaunting Akaunting vulnerability

Published Aug 14, 2026
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Updated

In Akaunting versions <= 3.1.21, low‑privileged authenticated users can modify their own account to assign themselves the admin role ID, granting full administrator privileges. This vulnerability is caused by a flaw in the UpdateUser job, which processes user-supplied role assignments via an unconditional roles()->sync() call without verifying whether the caller is authorized to manage roles. Users only require the default update-auth-profile permission to access the self-update path and assign themselves as admins. The API endpoints are properly permission‑gated and are not affected by this issue. This vulnerability has been remediated in v3.2.0, commit 80ef6d3b154a.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Akaunting Akaunting<=3.1.21

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Akaunting to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.2.0Patch 80ef6d3b154a

Event History

Aug 14, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:18 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:18 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:16 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2026-16772?

CVE-2026-16772 has a risk rating of 80, indicating it is a high-severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2026-16772?

To fix CVE-2026-16772, upgrade Akaunting to version 3.1.22 or later.

3

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2026-16772?

CVE-2026-16772 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Akaunting.

4

Who is affected by CVE-2026-16772?

Low-privileged authenticated users in Akaunting versions <= 3.1.21 are affected by CVE-2026-16772.

5

What can an attacker do with CVE-2026-16772?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2026-16772 to assign themselves administrator privileges, leading to full control of the application.

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