# CVE-2026-82452: rust-iot-platform Authentication Bypass via Missing Request Guards

- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-29 · Updated: 2026-09-24

## Affected

- iot-ecology rust-iot-platform: through 5df942ab6bc46a3bf83dbee8c7970554f92c972d

## Description

rust-iot-platform through commit 5df942ab contains an authentication bypass vulnerability where most REST API routes lack authentication guards in their handler signatures. Unauthenticated attackers can create, update, list, retrieve, and delete user accounts by directly accessing unprotected endpoints without providing valid credentials.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on iot-ecology rust-iot-platform, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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

## References

- https://github.com/iot-ecology/rust-iot-platform/blob/5df942ab6bc46a3bf83dbee8c7970554f92c972d/api/src/controller/user_router.rs
- https://github.com/iot-ecology/rust-iot-platform
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rust-iot-platform-authentication-bypass-via-missing-request-guards

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