Vulnerability · Published Sep 22, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-83602Netdata: Unauthenticated remote PUT to /api/v3/settings bypasses IP allowlist controls via HTTP_ACL_NOCHECK
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity improper access control in netdata from netdata. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Netdata is an open source observability tool. From 2.0.0 until 2.11.0, Netdata registers /api/v3/settings in src/web/api/v3/web_api_v3.c with HTTP_ACL_NOCHECK and HTTP_ACCESS_ANONYMOUS_DATA, causing unauthenticated PUT requests handled by src/web/api/v3/api_v3_settings.c to bypass operator-configured allow dashboard from IP restrictions. A network-reachable caller can persist attacker-controlled JSON in {varlib}/settings/default.json, manipulate its version counter, and use repeated near-20 MiB writes to consume disk space, although the file does not control collection or security policy. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.11.0.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | netdata | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-83602 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | netdata | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-83602 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
References
- https://github.com/netdata/netdata/security/advisories/GHSA-8hjg-8hcf-fmwp x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/22896 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/netdata/netdata/commit/0124f50bbcf36c23e798e2b76f021f5032ec93d4 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases/tag/v2.11.0 x_refsource_MISC