# CVE-2026-85182: vhr Missing Authorization in PUT /hr/pass Allows Cross-Account Password Change

- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/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
- Published: 2026-09-03 · Updated: 2026-09-24

## Affected

- lenve vhr: through 03abbd35af24e55368ce4e09f4038dc2aba3ff5f

## Description

vhr through commit 03abbd3 fails to verify that the account ID in PUT /hr/pass requests belongs to the authenticated caller. Authenticated attackers can change arbitrary account passwords by supplying a target account ID and that account's current password in the request body.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on lenve vhr, 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://github.com/lenve/vhr/issues/350
- https://github.com/lenve/vhr
- https://github.com/lenve/vhr/blob/03abbd35af24e55368ce4e09f4038dc2aba3ff5f/vhr/vhrserver/vhr-web/src/main/java/org/javaboy/vhr/controller/HrInfoController.java
- https://github.com/lenve/vhr/blob/03abbd35af24e55368ce4e09f4038dc2aba3ff5f/vhr/vhrserver/vhr-service/src/main/java/org/javaboy/vhr/service/HrService.java
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vhr-missing-authorization-in-put-hr-pass-allows-cross-account-password-change

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