# CVE-2026-30269: Improper access control in Doorman v0.1.0 and v1.0.2 allows any authenticated user to update their own account role to a non-admin privilege

- Severity: CVSS 9.9 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-04-20 · Updated: 2026-04-20

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Improper access control in Doorman v0.1.0 and v1.0.2 allows any authenticated user to update their own account role to a non-admin privileged role via /platform/user/{username}. The `role` field is accepted by the update model without a manage_users permission check for self-updates, enabling privilege escalation to high-privileged roles.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/apidoorman/doorman
- https://blog.orxiain.life/archives/cve-2026-30269---improper-access-control-in-doorman-allows-privilege-escalation

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