# CVE-2026-64859: New API: User List API Leaks Root User Access Token Leading to Privilege Escalation

- Also known as: GO-2026-6240, GHSA-6X2C-PHFF-WX57
- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.0.0-rc.7
- Published: 2026-08-17 · Updated: 2026-08-17

## Affected

- QuantumNous new-api: fixed in 1.0.0-rc.7
- github.com/QuantumNous/new-api (Go): fixed in 1.0.0-rc.7

## Description

New API is a large language mode (LLM) gateway and artificial intelligence (AI) asset management system. Prior to 1.0.0-rc.7, the admin user list and user lookup APIs, including GET /api/user/, return User.AccessToken as access_token because User model objects are serialized after queries use Omit("password"), allowing an authenticated administrator to obtain the root user's bearer token and access root-only system configuration APIs. This issue is fixed in version 1.0.0-rc.7.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on QuantumNous new-api, github.com/QuantumNous/new-api, upgrade to a fixed version (1.0.0-rc.7) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/QuantumNous/new-api/security/advisories/GHSA-6x2c-phff-wx57
- https://github.com/QuantumNous/new-api/pull/4929
- https://github.com/QuantumNous/new-api/commit/0936e2504655a5cbf7bc3c388f6d3e2bb24916d3
- https://github.com/QuantumNous/new-api/releases/tag/v1.0.0-rc.7

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