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CVE-2026-12593 Qt CVE debrief

CVE-2026-12593 involves an undocumented Dashboard API endpoint that could allow an attacker to create an API token for another user, potentially leading to high privileges. This vulnerability affects systems using the Dashboard API and requires immediate attention from administrators and users. The attack would require a preexisting internal user with more privileges than the attacker, knowledge of the user's login name, and authentication to the Dashboard via OAuth/OIDC.

Vendor
Qt
Product
Axivion
CVSS
HIGH 8.7
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-07-09
Original CVE updated
2026-07-10
Advisory published
2026-07-09
Advisory updated
2026-07-10

Who should care

Administrators and users of the affected Dashboard system should be aware of this vulnerability and take steps to mitigate it. This includes reviewing user privileges, ensuring proper authentication and authorization, and monitoring for potential exploitation attempts. Security teams and vulnerability management teams should prioritize this vulnerability for remediation.

Technical summary

The implementation of an internal and undocumented Dashboard API endpoint (POST /api/users/~/{user}/tokens) forgot to ensure an HTTP request for creating an API Token for another user had sufficient permission to do so. A precondition for successful exploitation was a preexisting internal user (with more privileges than the attacker), the attacker knowing its login name and the attacker being able to authenticate to the Dashboard via OAuth/OIDC. The attacker would then have to forge a token creation API request on behalf of the other user and could have authenticated and finalized the token creation with their own OAuth/OIDC credentials.

Defensive priority

High

Recommended defensive actions

  • Verify and enforce proper authentication and authorization for all API endpoints.
  • Review and restrict access to sensitive API endpoints.
  • Implement additional monitoring and logging to detect potential exploitation attempts.
  • Ensure that all users have the least privileges necessary to perform their tasks.
  • 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.

Evidence notes

The CVE record was published on 2026-07-09T14:16:26.713Z and was last modified on 2026-07-10T17:56:00.910Z. The NVD entry is currently Deferred. Evidence is limited to public sources and may not reflect the full scope or impact of the vulnerability. Defenders should verify affected systems and review official advisories for specific guidance.

Official resources

AI-assisted PatchSiren debrief based on the supplied source corpus. The CVE record was published on 2026-07-09T14:16:26.713Z and has not been modified since then. The NVD entry is currently Deferred.