Critical severity · published Oct 2, 2026
CVE-2026-82042
UTMStack < 11.2.16 Authentication Bypass via InternalApiKeyFilter
9.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
UTMStack before 11.2.16 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows remote attackers to gain full administrative API access by presenting a valid Utm-Internal-Key header matching the INTERNAL_KEY environment variable value, which the InternalApiKeyFilter accepts for any endpoint without path restriction, constant-time comparison, rate limiting, or audit logging. Attackers who obtain the key value can authenticate without a user account or JWT to create accounts, manage users, exfiltrate data, and modify security rules.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UT
UTMStack · UTMStack
before 11.2.16 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82042
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-82042
release-notes
https://github.com/UTMStack/UTMStack/releases/tag/v11.2.16
patch
https://github.com/utmstack/UTMStack/commit/4e7a727c3b8d8e2ad020d3b4f982a6d085dbecdd
third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/utmstack-authentication-bypass-via-internalapikeyfilter
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