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CVE-2026-42571Disclosure

LOWCVSS 9.0 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

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NVD description

Pelican is a platform for creating data federations. From versions 7.21.0 to before 7.21.5, 7.22.0 to before 7.22.3, 7.23.0 to before 7.23.3, and 7.24.0 to before 7.24.2, there is a a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Pelican's Web User Interface (WebUI). This attack allows any user authenticated to the WebUI via OAuth to gain admin privileges under certain configurations. This issue has been patched in versions 7.21.5, 7.22.3, 7.23.3, and 7.24.2.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-863

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-05-09: 1Technical Details · 2026-05-09: 105-09
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
1100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Full discourse1 post
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-42571 Privilege Escalation in Pelican WebUI via OAuth Authentication https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-42571 Vulnerability Alert Subscriptions: https://alerts.vulmon.com/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2102281&utm_content=1

    Post summary

    A brief announcement of CVE-2026-42571, noting a privilege escalation flaw in Pelican WebUI that exploits OAuth authentication; no additional details on PoC, exploitation, or patch are provided.

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