Critical severity · published Jun 24, 2026
CVE-2026-33543
FOSSBilling: Authentication bypass allows unauthenticated administrator creation
9.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
FOSSBilling is a free, open-source billing and client management system. Versions 0.7.2 and prior expose a guest API endpoint, /api/guest/staff/create, intended for initial administrator bootstrap. Due to a flawed admin-existence check, the endpoint remains usable after an administrator already exists. The flawed guard check uses is_countable() on a value that returns a Model_Admin object or null rather than a countable type, causing the expression to always evaluate as true and bypass the intended protection. As a result, an attacker can reach the unprotected endpoint to create a new administrator account and immediately authenticate, gaining a fully privileged admin session even when an admin already exists. This issue has been fixed in version 0.8.0.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
FOSSBilling · FOSSBilling
< 0.8.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33543
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-33543
github.com
https://github.com/FOSSBilling/FOSSBilling/releases/tag/0.8.0
github.com
https://github.com/FOSSBilling/FOSSBilling/security/advisories/GHSA-28mh-j262-q49w
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