CVE-2026-44794

Nautobot: REST API permits creation of GenericForeignKey references to objects that the user should not be able to reference

Published May 28, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Nautobot is a Network Source of Truth and Network Automation Platform. Prior to 2.4.33 and 3.1.2, in the case of inter-object references via GenericForeignKey (a pattern allowing an object to reference another object that may belong to one of several different "content types" or database tables), when creating or updating an object containing a GenericForeignKey, Nautobot's REST API failed to enforce user "view" permissions when determining whether a given reference to another object would be valid. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.4.33 and 3.1.2.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-wpxj-44w3-2j6x Nautobot: REST API permits creation of GenericForeignKey references to objects that the user should not be able to reference
History
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Metrics ssvc

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

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First Time appeared Networktocode
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:networktocode:nautobot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Networktocode
Networktocode nautobot
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First Time appeared Nautobot
Nautobot nautobot
Vendors & Products Nautobot
Nautobot nautobot
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Description Nautobot is a Network Source of Truth and Network Automation Platform. Prior to 2.4.33 and 3.1.2, in the case of inter-object references via GenericForeignKey (a pattern allowing an object to reference another object that may belong to one of several different "content types" or database tables), when creating or updating an object containing a GenericForeignKey, Nautobot's REST API failed to enforce user "view" permissions when determining whether a given reference to another object would be valid. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.4.33 and 3.1.2.
Title Nautobot: REST API permits creation of GenericForeignKey references to objects that the user should not be able to reference
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
May 30, 2026, 2:02 AM
Reserved
May 7, 2026, 7:20 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 28, 2026, 6:16 PM
Modified
Oct 14, 2026, 8:10 PM