CVE-2026-45716

Published: Mag 27, 2026 Last Modified: Mag 27, 2026

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Other exploit source:

Google Dorks:

HIGH 8,8

Source: [email protected]

Attack Vector: network

Attack Complexity: low

Privileges Required: low

User Interaction: none

Scope: unchanged

Confidentiality: high

Integrity: high

Availability: high

Description

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Budibase is an open-source low-code platform. Prior to 3.38.1, the POST /api/global/users/onboard endpoint is protected by workspaceBuilderOrAdmin middleware, allowing any user with builder permissions to access it. When SMTP email is not configured (the default for self-hosted Budibase instances), this endpoint bypasses the admin-restricted invite flow and directly creates users via bulkCreate, accepting arbitrary admin and builder role assignments from the request body. A builder-level user can create a new global admin account and receive the generated password in the response, achieving full privilege escalation. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.38.1.

269

Improper Privilege Management

Draft

Abstraction: Class Structure: Simple

Common Consequences

Security Scopes Affected:

Access Control

Potential Impacts:

Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity

Applicable Platforms

All platforms may be affected

Likelihood of Exploit: Medium

View CWE Details

https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/security/advisories/GH…

https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/security/advisories/GHSA-c54j-xp92-wh28

https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/releases/tag/3.38.1