CVE-2026-42571GHSA-RPFR-X88X-XWCWGO-2026-5632
Privilege Escalation Attack affecting Pelican Web UI
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 7.21.5, 7.22.3, 7.23.3, 7.24.2, 0.0.0-20260408120501-7f73b9c3e677
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: yes
- Technical impact: total
Summary
Pelican is a platform for creating data federations. From versions 7.21.0 to before 7.21.5, 7.22.0 to before 7.22.3, 7.23.0 to before 7.23.3, and 7.24.0 to before 7.24.2, there is a a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Pelican's Web User Interface (WebUI). This attack allows any user authenticated to the WebUI via OAuth to gain admin privileges under certain configurations. This issue has been patched in versions 7.21.5, 7.22.3, 7.23.3, and 7.24.2.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- PelicanPlatform pelican
From 7.21.0 · fixed in 7.21.5; From 7.22.0 · fixed in 7.22.3; From 7.23.0 · fixed in 7.23.3; From 7.24.0 · fixed in 7.24.2
- github.com/pelicanplatform/pelicanGo
fixed in 0.0.0-20260408120501-7f73b9c3e677