Missing AuthenticationWeakness · CWE-306

CVE-2026-71262

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-08-05
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click 14 days old

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 · unedited
IoTSharp BlobStorageController.cs lacks the [Authorize] attribute applied to every other controller in the application (DevicesController, CustomersController, TenantsController, etc.), and no global authorization FallbackPolicy is configured in Startup.cs, leaving its Upload/Download/List/Modify/Delete endpoints reachable by unauthenticated remote attackers.

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 confidence

IoTSharp's BlobStorageController.cs is missing the [Authorize] attribute that is applied to all other controllers (DevicesController, CustomersController, TenantsController). Additionally, no global authorization FallbackPolicy is configured in Startup.cs. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to access the Upload, Download, List, Modify, and Delete endpoints of BlobStorageController.

MitigationAdd the [Authorize] attribute to the BlobStorageController class or configure a global authorization FallbackPolicy in Startup.cs to ensure all endpoints require authentication by default.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 checks

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  1. Locate and inspect BlobStorageController
    Find the BlobStorageController.cs file in the IoTSharp source code and check whether the class declaration includes the [Authorize] attribute at the top
    Affected if The [Authorize] attribute is missing from the BlobStorageController class declaration
  2. Check other controllers for comparison
    Inspect DevicesController, CustomersController, or TenantsController to confirm they have the [Authorize] attribute, confirming the expected pattern
    Affected if Other controllers have [Authorize] but BlobStorageController does not
  3. Inspect Startup.cs for FallbackPolicy
    Open Startup.cs and search for FallbackPolicy or AddAuthorization configuration. Check if a default authorization policy is set that would apply to all endpoints
    Affected if No FallbackPolicy is configured in the authorization setup, leaving unauthenticated endpoints accessible
  4. Verify blob storage endpoints are reachable without credentials
    Attempt to access the BlobStorageController endpoints (Upload, Download, List, Modify, Delete) using an HTTP client without providing any authentication token
    Affected if The endpoints return successful responses without requiring authentication

If BlobStorageController lacks the [Authorize] attribute and Startup.cs has no FallbackPolicy configured, the environment allows unauthenticated access to blob storage operations and is affected by this vulnerability.

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Mitigation

Add the [Authorize] attribute to the BlobStorageController class or configure a global authorization FallbackPolicy in Startup.cs to ensure all endpoints require authentication by default.

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