CVE-2026-29195
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedNetmaker makes networks with WireGuard. Prior to version 1.5.0, the user update handler (PUT /api/users/{username}) lacks validation to prevent an admin-role user from assigning the super-admin role during account updates. While the code correctly blocks an admin from assigning the admin role to another user, it does not include an equivalent check for the super-admin role. This issue has been patched in version 1.5.0.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe PUT /api/users/{username} endpoint in Netmaker prior to version 1.5.0 lacks authorization checks to prevent admin-role users from assigning the super-admin role to any user, including themselves. While the code correctly blocks admins from granting the admin role to others, it omits the equivalent validation for the super-admin role, allowing privilege escalation.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 1.5.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check installed Netmaker versionQuery the Netmaker API version endpoint or check the running container/binary version. On Linux systems, you can also check: docker images | grep netmaker or the systemd service version.Affected if The version is lower than 1.5.0 (e.g., 1.4.x, 1.3.x, etc.)
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Identify admin-role usersQuery the user database or API endpoint GET /api/users and review the role field for each user account. Look for users with the 'admin' role.Affected if Any user accounts exist with the admin role in the system
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Check for unexpected super-admin usersQuery GET /api/users and examine users with the 'super-admin' or 'superadmin' role. Compare this list against known legitimate super-admin accounts documented in your organization.Affected if A user has super-admin role that was not explicitly created as super-admin, indicating possible privilege escalation
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Review API access logs for the user endpointInspect Netmaker server logs or API access logs for PUT /api/users/{username} requests that modified the role field, particularly where role was set to super-admin.Affected if Logs show PUT requests to /api/users endpoint modifying roles to super-admin, especially by users who previously only had admin role
You are affected if Netmaker version is below 1.5.0 AND admin-role users exist who could potentially escalate their privileges through the unvalidated PUT /api/users endpoint.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped1.5.0
Upgrade to Netmaker version 1.5.0 or later, which adds the missing validation to prevent admin-role users from assigning the super-admin role.
1.5.0
- Upgrade Netmaker to version 1.5.0 or later
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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