CVE-2026-42098

Sparx Enterprise Architect software has a security feature that limits user's actions to those specified in the role. An authenticated attacker can modify the Enterprise Architect client behavior (e.g. using a debugger) and log in as any other user or administrator - then it is possible to do every possible change to the repository. The vendor was notified early about this vulnerability, but didn't respond with the details of vulnerability or vulnerable version range. Only version 17.1 and below were tested and confirmed as vulnerable, other versions were not tested and might also be vulnerable.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/05/CVE-2026-42096
https://efigo.pl/blog/CVE-2026-42096/
https://sparxsystems.com/products/ea/
https://sploit.tech/2026/05/19/Sparx-Enterprise-Architect-PCS.html

Configurations

No configuration.

History

26 Oct 2026, 13:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) El software Sparx Enterprise Architect tiene una característica de seguridad que limita las acciones del usuario a las especificadas en el rol. Un atacante autenticado puede modificar el comportamiento del cliente de Enterprise Architect (p. ej., usando un depurador) e iniciar sesión como cualquier otro usuario o administrador; entonces es posible realizar cualquier cambio posible en el repositorio. Se notificó al proveedor con antelación sobre esta vulnerabilidad, pero no respondió con los detalles de la vulnerabilidad o el rango de versiones vulnerables. Solo la versión 17.1 e inferiores fueron probadas y confirmadas como vulnerables; otras versiones no fueron probadas y también podrían ser vulnerables.

Information

Published : 2026-05-19 14:16

Updated : 2026-10-26 13:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-42098

Mitre link : CVE-2026-42098

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-42098

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-603

Use of Client-Side Authentication

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