# CVE-2026-76647: Leantime JSON-RPC API contains a missing authorization vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-19 · Updated: 2026-08-27

## Affected

- Leantime JSON-RPC API: through 3.8.0

## Description

Leantime JSON-RPC API through version 3.9.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the JSON-RPC dispatcher in app/Domain/Api/Controllers/Jsonrpc.php. The dispatcher does not enforce authorization before invoking service-layer methods, allowing an authenticated user to call methods or act on resources outside their intended permissions. For example, the editOwn method accepts a user-supplied user ID without verifying that it belongs to the caller, allowing an attacker to modify another user's account and set a new password, resulting in account takeover. This vulnerability is distinct from CVE-2026-59712 and CVE-2026-15509 because the root cause is the lack of centralized authorization enforcement in the JSON-RPC dispatcher rather than the behavior of an individual exposed method.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Leantime JSON-RPC API, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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

## References

- https://vokecyber.com/research/leantime-jsonrpc-editown-account-takeover
- https://vokecyber.com/blog/leantime-jsonrpc-editown-account-takeover
- https://leantime.io/unlocking-leantimes-power-a-guide-to-the-json-rpc-api/

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