# CVE-2026-86437: Lara Dashboard before 1.3.2 Incorrect Authorization in Core-Upgrade Archive Upload

- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/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: 1.3.2
- Published: 2026-09-07 · Updated: 2026-09-08

## Affected

- laradashboard: fixed in 1.3.2

## Description

Lara Dashboard before 1.3.2 authorizes the POST /admin/settings/core-upgrades/upload endpoint with only the settings.edit permission, allowing non-Superadmin administrators to upload and extract arbitrary zip archives over the live application source code. Attackers can upload a malicious archive containing modified application files such as routes/web.php with embedded system commands, which execute as the web server user with access to environment secrets and database credentials.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on laradashboard, upgrade to a fixed version (1.3.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/security/advisories/GHSA-xv98-x5h7-4g7v
- https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/blob/v1.3.1/app/Http/Requests/CoreUpgrade/UploadRequest.php#L15-L18
- https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/blob/v1.3.1/app/Policies/SettingPolicy.php#L47-L50
- https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/blob/v1.3.1/app/Services/CoreUpgradeService.php#L543-L577
- https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/commit/738cc1a219ce459323ef1d09c3789075f1b8d2f2
- https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/releases/tag/v1.3.2
- https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/lara-dashboard-before-1.3.2-incorrect-authorization-in-core-upgrade-archive-upload

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