# CVE-2026-96627: Arcane: Delegated users:update permission allows admin account takeover via password reset (no privilege-hierarchy check)

- Also known as: GO-2026-6807, GHSA-PW5Q-RJX4-7F7P
- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.6.0
- Published: 2026-10-16 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- getarcaneapp arcane: fixed in 2.6.0
- github.com/getarcaneapp/arcane/backend/v2 (Go): fixed in 2.6.0
- github.com/getarcaneapp/arcane/backend (Go): all versions

## Description

Arcane is an interface for managing Docker containers, images, networks, and volumes. Prior to 2.6.0, UpdateUser in backend/api/handlers/users.go sets PasswordHash for any target without comparing caller and target privilege. A holder of delegated users:update permission can submit a password change for the global administrator, replace the administrator password, and authenticate as that account, resulting in complete global administrator account takeover. This issue is fixed in version 2.6.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on getarcaneapp arcane, github.com/getarcaneapp/arcane/backend/v2, github.com/getarcaneapp/arcane/backend, upgrade to a fixed version (2.6.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/getarcaneapp/arcane/security/advisories/GHSA-pw5q-rjx4-7f7p
- https://github.com/getarcaneapp/arcane/pull/3426
- https://github.com/getarcaneapp/arcane/commit/21ea962f86d967dac8ae02a050f6e5f043d10fa1
- https://github.com/getarcaneapp/arcane/releases/tag/backend/v2.6.0

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