CVE-2026-63177

Malcolm is a network traffic analysis tool suite. Prior to version 26.07.0, role-based access control enforced in the Nginx OpenResty Lua layer evaluates the raw, unnormalized `ngx.var.request_uri`, while Nginx itself routes requests using the normalized path. An authenticated low-privilege user can prepend a traversal segment (for example `/x/../upload/...`) so that Nginx routes the request to a restricted backend while the Lua role check fails to match any rule and falls open, granting access it should deny. Version 26.07.0 fixes the issue.
Configurations

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History

23 Oct 2026, 20:10

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Summary
  • (es) Malcolm es una suite de herramientas de análisis de tráfico de red. Antes de la versión 26.07.0, el control de acceso basado en roles implementado en la capa Lua de Nginx OpenResty evalúa la ’ngx.var.request_uri’ sin procesar y sin normalizar, mientras que Nginx en sí mismo enruta las solicitudes utilizando la ruta normalizada. Un usuario autenticado con pocos privilegios puede anteponer un segmento de recorrido (por ejemplo, ’/x/.. / upload/...’) de modo que Nginx enrute la solicitud a un backend restringido mientras que la verificación de rol de Lua no logra coincidir con ninguna regla y queda abierta, otorgando acceso que debería denegar. La versión 26.07.0 corrige el problema.

02 Oct 2026, 21:16

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References
  • () https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-230-01.json -
  • () https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-230-01 -
References () https://github.com/cisagov/Malcolm/releases/tag/v26.07.0 - () https://github.com/cisagov/Malcolm/releases/tag/v26.07.0 -
References () https://github.com/cisagov/Malcolm/security/advisories/GHSA-m5fr-rv3h-xg2r - () https://github.com/cisagov/Malcolm/security/advisories/GHSA-m5fr-rv3h-xg2r -

Information

Published : 2026-08-11 21:17

Updated : 2026-10-24 16:10


NVD link : CVE-2026-63177

Mitre link : CVE-2026-63177

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-63177


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CWE
CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization