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Nautobot: Authorization bypass in approval workflow REST API allows self-approval and unauthorized activation of scheduled jobs

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

Nautobot is a Network Source of Truth and Network Automation Platform. From 3.0.0 until 3.1.8, the generic ApprovalWorkflowStageResponse create endpoint does not enforce approver-group membership, change permission on the object under review, or the one-response-per-user restriction applied by the intended approve and deny actions. A user with only extras.add_approvalworkflowstageresponse can submit approved responses directly, while writable user and state fields permit responses to be attributed to arbitrary users. These forged responses can satisfy min_approvers, approve the workflow, and activate its gated ScheduledJob without a legitimate approver. This issue is fixed in version 3.1.8.

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CVE-2026-83805

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Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-83805

nautobot

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

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[
  {
    "vendor": "nautobot",
    "product": "nautobot",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": ">= 3.0.0, < 3.1.8"
      }
    ]
  }
]
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CVE-2026-83805

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medium

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#2341 · Revision 1
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