CVE-2026-59799 (GCVE-0-2026-59799)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-21 08:26
Modified
2026-08-24 15:58
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Summary
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache CloudStack's Two-factor authentication plugin allowing bypass of the two-factor authentication disable flow. This issue affects Apache CloudStack: from 4.18.0.0 through 4.20.3.0 and from 4.21.0.0 through 4.22.1.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.20.3.1 or 4.22.1.1 or later, which fixes the issue.
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Apache Software Foundation Apache CloudStack Version: 4.18.0.0   ≤ 4.20.3.0
Version: 4.21.0.0   ≤ 4.22.1.0
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