CVE-2026-79672

Ech0 before 4.4.3 Authentication Bypass via Comment Panel

Published Aug 25, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Ech0 before 4.4.3 fails to enforce scope-based authorization on nine comment panel admin endpoints, allowing access tokens with minimal scopes to perform full comment moderation operations. Attackers with a limited-scope access token can list, approve, reject, delete comments, and modify comment system settings by directly accessing the unprotected panel endpoints.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Ech0 before 4.4.3 fails to enforce scope-based authorization on nine comment panel admin endpoints, allowing access tokens with minimal scopes to perform full comment moderation operations. Attackers with a limited-scope access token can list, approve, reject, delete comments, and modify comment system settings by directly accessing the unprotected panel endpoints.
Title Ech0 before 4.4.3 Authentication Bypass via Comment Panel
First Time appeared Ech0
Ech0 ech0
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ech0:ech0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ech0
Ech0 ech0
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Aug 25, 2026, 1:21 PM
Reserved
Aug 25, 2026, 11:10 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 25, 2026, 12:16 PM
Modified
Aug 31, 2026, 8:50 PM