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CVE-2026-63172 Omnispace CVE debrief
CVE-2026-63172 Omnispace Agora Project contains a broken access control vulnerability allowing non-administrative members to create user accounts via user-edit action without authorization checks. Defenders should assess exposure and prioritize verification and remediation to prevent exploitation and potential privilege escalation. This high-severity issue requires immediate attention to upgrade to version 26.10.0 or later, and to restrict access to user-edit functionality to administrative members only.
- Vendor
- Omnispace
- Product
- Agora Project
- CVSS
- HIGH 7.1
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-10-13
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-10-14
- Advisory published
- 2026-10-13
- Advisory updated
- 2026-10-14
Who should care
Defenders responsible for the Omnispace Agora Project deployment, security teams, and vulnerability management teams should assess exposure and prioritize verification and remediation. Operators and administrators of affected systems should also be aware of the potential risks and take necessary actions to prevent exploitation. This includes verifying current version and exposure, and remediating versions before 26.10.0. Security teams should review and a
Why it matters
CVE-2026-63172 is a high-severity vulnerability in Omnispace Agora Project that allows non-administrative members to create user accounts, leading to privilege escalation. Defenders should verify and upgrade to version 26.10.0 or later to prevent exploitation.
- Privilege escalation through unauthorized user account creation.
- Potential for lateral movement and increased access.
- Need for verification of current version and exposure.
- Remediation priority for versions before 26.10.0.
Technical summary
The Omnispace Agora Project before version 26.10.0 contains a broken access control vulnerability that allows a regular, non-administrative member to create user accounts by invoking the user-edit action without a function-level authorization check. This vulnerability leads to privilege escalation and potential lateral movement. Defenders should verify and upgrade to version 26.10.0 or later to prevent unauthorized user account creation. The CVE record and source item provide details on the broken access control vulnerability, and defenders should review the supplied official advisory or CVE record to validate affected scope, severity, and vendor guidance.
Defensive priority
Defenders should prioritize verifying and upgrading to version 26.10.0 or later of the Omnispace Agora Project to prevent unauthorized user account creation.
Recommended defensive actions
- Verify the version of Omnispace Agora Project and upgrade to 26.10.0 or later if necessary.
- Restrict access to user-edit functionality to administrative members only.
- Monitor for unauthorized user account creation.
- Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified.
- Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review.
- Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented.
- Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up.
Evidence notes
The CVE record and source item provide details on the broken access control vulnerability in Omnispace Agora Project before version 26.10.0, allowing non-administrative members to create user accounts.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-63172 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-63172
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-63172 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63172
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Supplemental references
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Omnispace Agora Project < 26.10.0 Broken Function-Level Authorization via User-Edit
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/63xxx/CVE-2026-63172.json
cve_program_cvelist_v5
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://github.com/xech/agora-project/releases/tag/26.10
Supplemental source - release-notes, patch
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://www.agora-project.net/
Supplemental source - product
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/omnispace-agora-project-broken-function-level-authorization-via-user-edit
Supplemental source - third-party-advisory
Methodology and review provenance
AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.