CVE-2026-1237

Cross-Model Authorization Bypass Allowing Unauthorized Charm Interaction

Published Jan 28, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Vulnerable cross-model authorization in juju. If a charm's cross-model permissions are revoked or expire, a malicious user who is able to update database records can mint an invalid macaroon that is incorrectly validated by the juju controller, enabling a charm to maintain otherwise revoked or expired permissions. This allows a charm to continue relating to another charm in a cross-model relation, and use their workload without their permission. No fix is available as of the time of writing.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-j477-6vpg-6c8x Juju has broken CMR authorization
History
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Title Cross-Model Authorization Bypass Allowing Unauthorized Charm Interaction
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First Time appeared Canonical
Canonical juju
Vendors & Products Canonical
Canonical juju
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Vulnerable cross-model authorization in juju. If a charm's cross-model permissions are revoked or expire, a malicious user who is able to update database records can mint an invalid macaroon that is incorrectly validated by the juju controller, enabling a charm to maintain otherwise revoked or expired permissions. This allows a charm to continue relating to another charm in a cross-model relation, and use their workload without their permission. No fix is available as of the time of writing.
Weaknesses CWE-347
CWE-672
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 2.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
canonical
Published
Updated
Jan 28, 2026, 3:06 PM
Reserved
Jan 20, 2026, 4:56 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jan 28, 2026, 3:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:15 AM