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WebVirtCloud Missing Authorization on Instance Control Actions

Type: advisorySources: OSV

WebVirtCloud fails to properly validate permission flags in UserInstance grants, allowing view-only users to perform privileged actions. Attackers with read-only grants can power off virtual machines, reset root passwords, install SSH keys, and manage ISO images by exploiting the get_instance gate that only checks grant existence.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-92761
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
2 Nov 2026, 22:32 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

WebVirtCloud Missing Authorization on Instance Control Actions

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Sept 2026, 20:32 UTC

WebVirtCloud fails to properly validate permission flags in UserInstance grants, allowing view-only users to perform privileged actions. Attackers with read-only grants can power off virtual machines, reset root passwords, install SSH keys, and manage ISO images by exploiting the get_instance gate that only checks grant existence.

osv:CVE-2026-92761
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-92761",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "WebVirtCloud Missing Authorization on Instance Control Actions",
    "summary": "WebVirtCloud fails to properly validate permission flags in UserInstance grants, allowing view-only users to perform privileged actions. Attackers with read-only grants can power off virtual machines, reset root passwords, install SSH keys, and manage ISO images by exploiting the get_instance gate that only checks grant existence.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:24.142729254Z",
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  "document_id": 490560,
  "published_at": "2026-09-16T20:32:28.41+00:00"
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