# CVE-2026-114391: ZenTao PMS before 22.3 Authorization Bypass via Ajax Controller Methods

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 22.3
- Published: 2026-10-21 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- easysoft zentaopms: fixed in 22.3

## Description

ZenTao PMS before 22.3 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in commonModel::isOpenMethod() that lets logged-in users skip group-based ACL checks for any method containing 'ajax'. Minimal-privilege users can call methods like task.ajaxGetByID, system.ajaxDBAuthUrl and admin.ajaxChangeTableEngine to read data, obtain database credentials, trigger CI jobs and alter tables.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on easysoft zentaopms, upgrade to a fixed version (22.3) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/easysoft/zentaopms/issues/181
- https://github.com/easysoft/zentaopms/commit/ac484f3b01c0f84002391a344d99dd2993692f49
- https://github.com/easysoft/zentaopms/releases/tag/zentaopms_22.3_20260707
- https://github.com/easysoft/zentaopms/blob/zentaopms_22.2_20260527/module/common/model.php#L446-L463
- https://github.com/easysoft/zentaopms/blob/zentaopms_22.2_20260527/module/system/control.php#L454-L474
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zentao-pms-before-22.3-authorization-bypass-via-ajax-controller-methods

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