Vulnerability · Published Aug 21, 2026 · Assigned by apache

CVE-2026-59799Apache CloudStack: Missing Privilege Check in Two-Factor Authentication Disable Flow

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity privilege mismanagement in Apache CloudStack from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache CloudStack's Two-factor authentication plugin allowing bypass of the two-factor authentication disable flow. This issue affects Apache CloudStack: from 4.18.0.0 through 4.20.3.0 and from 4.21.0.0 through 4.22.1.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.20.3.1 or 4.22.1.1 or later, which fixes the issue.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation	Apache CloudStack	4.18.0.0 – through 4.20.3.04.21.0.0 – through 4.22.1.0

Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/g6cwddtjrwbh1d56wjz4cfp3fzfm4kbc vendor-advisory