Description
Nautobot is a Network Source of Truth and Network Automation Platform. Prior to 2.4.33 and 3.1.2, in the case of inter-object references via GenericForeignKey (a pattern allowing an object to reference another object that may belong to one of several different "content types" or database tables), when creating or updating an object containing a GenericForeignKey, Nautobot's REST API failed to enforce user "view" permissions when determining whether a given reference to another object would be valid. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.4.33 and 3.1.2.
Published: 2026-05-28
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-wpxj-44w3-2j6x Nautobot: REST API permits creation of GenericForeignKey references to objects that the user should not be able to reference
History

Sat, 30 May 2026 02:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 29 May 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Networktocode
Networktocode nautobot
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:networktocode:nautobot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Networktocode
Networktocode nautobot

Thu, 28 May 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Nautobot
Nautobot nautobot
Vendors & Products Nautobot
Nautobot nautobot

Thu, 28 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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Description Nautobot is a Network Source of Truth and Network Automation Platform. Prior to 2.4.33 and 3.1.2, in the case of inter-object references via GenericForeignKey (a pattern allowing an object to reference another object that may belong to one of several different "content types" or database tables), when creating or updating an object containing a GenericForeignKey, Nautobot's REST API failed to enforce user "view" permissions when determining whether a given reference to another object would be valid. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.4.33 and 3.1.2.
Title Nautobot: REST API permits creation of GenericForeignKey references to objects that the user should not be able to reference
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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Nautobot Nautobot
Networktocode Nautobot
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-30T02:02:47.815Z

Reserved: 2026-05-07T19:20:44.693Z

Link: CVE-2026-44794

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-30T02:02:44.197Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-28T18:16:33.203

Modified: 2026-05-29T13:29:06.470

Link: CVE-2026-44794

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Updated: 2026-05-28T19:30:16Z

Weaknesses