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CVE-2026-55089: etherpad >= 2.1.0, < 3.1.0

CVE-2026-55089. CVSS 3.1 base score 9.9 (CRITICAL, Vendor/CNA). EPSS 0.00464 (percentile 0.39263), scored 24-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

etherpad · >= 2.1.0, < 3.1.0
ether

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

A non-admin user with a valid signed token can therefore invoke administrative functions including setHTML, setText, appendText, deletePad, copyPad, movePad, restoreRevision, anonymizeAuthor, listAllPads, and listAuthorsOfPad, allowing disclosure, modification, or deletion of pads across the instance. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 9.9/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as high; availability impact as low.

Published

CWE
CWE-863
CCR priority
39.7 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1
9.9 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L · Vendor/CNA
EPSS
0.00464 · percentile 0.39263 · 2026-10-24
KEV
no

Provenance

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-55089.html