Medium severity · published Apr 7, 2026
CVE-2026-39401
Privilege Escalation via update_event Job Output in Cronicle
5.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cronicle is a multi-server task scheduler and runner, with a web based front-end UI. Prior to 0.9.111, jb child processes can include an update_event key in their JSON output. The server applies this directly to the parent event's stored configuration without any authorization check. A low-privilege user who can create and run events can modify any event property, including webhook URLs and notification emails. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.111.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CR
Cronicle · jhuckaby
< 0.9.111 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39401
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-39401
Exploit
https://github.com/jhuckaby/Cronicle/security/advisories/GHSA-5j3v-cq96-xw6v
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