High severity · published Aug 11, 2026
CVE-2026-56721
CamaleonCMS 2.9.2 Privilege Escalation via Parameter Confusion in UsersController
8.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
CamaleonCMS version 2.9.2 and earlier contains a privilege escalation vulnerability via insecure direct object reference (IDOR) that allows authenticated low-privileged attackers to overwrite any user's credentials by exploiting a parameter confusion flaw between the authorization filter and action body in the UsersController. Attackers can send a PATCH request to the updated_ajax endpoint setting params[:id] to their own user ID to pass the self-authorization check while simultaneously setting params[:user_id] to a victim's ID, causing the controller to load and mutate the victim's account, including overwriting administrator passwords to achieve full site takeover.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CA
CamaleonCMS · owen2345
through 2.9.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56721
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-56721
github.com
https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms
github.com
https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/commit/26345034523a505cb01615509b7f0a665e89ae3e
github.com
https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/pull/1185
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/camaleoncms-privilege-escalation-via-parameter-confusion-in-userscontroller
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