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CVE-2026-16337

CRITICAL
9.4
CVSS 4.0
Description
Improper authorization in the ToolGroupResource and RoleAjax REST/DWR endpoints in dotCMS dotCMS 21.02 through 26.06.22-03 on all platforms allows a low-privileged authenticated backend user to self-assign the administrative layout and self-grant the CMS Administrator role, then achieve remote code execution via a crafted OSGi bundle upload whose BundleActivator executes arbitrary shell commands.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-16337
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
dotCMS
Reserved
2026-07-20 18:20 UTC
Published
2026-07-20 19:15 UTC
Last updated
2026-07-20 19:19 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-269
CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
Vendor / Product
dotCMS / dotCMS
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.4 CRITICAL CVSS 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
dotCMS dotCMS — 21.02 ≤ 26.06.22-03
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-269 cna CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
9.4 CRITICAL 4.0 cna CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
References (1)
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