Vulnerability · Published Jul 29, 2026 · Assigned by BlackDuck

CVE-2026-8338Authentication and Authorization Bypass in Coverity Connect

Critical 9.2

In plain English

A critical-severity authentication bypass in Coverity Connect from Black Duck. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)9.2Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 56.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A Spring Security authentication and authorization bypass exists in Coverity Connect versions between 2023.6.0 and 2026.3.0. An unauthenticated malicious threat actor that can send a specially crafted HTTP request is able to bypass authentication and authorization controls on certain API endpoints to access data within Coverity.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Black Duck	Coverity Connect	2023.6.0 – before 2026.6.0

Weakness: CWE-288 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References

Black Duck Community Advisory (PLACEHOLDER - replace with published advisory URL) vendor-advisory