# CVE-2026-125373: IETF Datatracker before 12.83.0 Cross-NomCom Authorization Bypass via Nomcom Views

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-120536
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 12.83.0
- Published: 2026-11-09 · Updated: 2026-11-09

CVE-2026-125373 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 5.3 (medium) and affects datatracker; fixed in 12.83.0.

## Summary

The IETF Datatracker, before the fix in its 12.83.0 release, contains an authorization bypass in its NomCom views that lets a user holding a NomCom role reach other committees' records by changing sequential primary keys. An attacker who is logged in over the network with a low-privilege NomCom role can view confidential nominee identities, reclassify feedback, and change nominee email addresses.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- ietf-tools datatracker: fixed in 12.83.0

## Description

IETF Datatracker before 12.83.0 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows NomCom role holders to access other committees' records by supplying sequential primary keys. Attackers can abuse view_feedback_nominee, view_feedback_topic, view_feedback_unrelated and edit_nominee to view confidential nominee identities, reclassify feedback, and change nominee email addresses.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ietf-tools datatracker, upgrade to a fixed version (12.83.0) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-125373 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-125373

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-125373?

datatracker: before 12.83.0.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-125373

### How do I fix CVE-2026-125373?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 12.83.0.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-125373

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## References

- https://github.com/ietf-tools/datatracker/commit/f5bed82fee83d1dc28d89e15856fd329719ebda2
- https://github.com/ietf-tools/datatracker
- https://github.com/ietf-tools/datatracker/blob/3aa2f63af2b0198928e36db42203f55cfea53fbd/ietf/nomcom/views.py#L1001-L1010
- https://github.com/ietf-tools/datatracker/releases/tag/12.83.0
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ietf-datatracker-before-12.83.0-cross-nomcom-authorization-bypass-via-nomcom-views

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