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CVE-2026-111355 zhontai CVE debrief

CVE-2026-111355 is a medium-severity authorization bypass vulnerability in zhontai Admin.Core through 10.1.0. This vulnerability allows authenticated users to ignore department DataScope restrictions by supplying out-of-scope record ids. Attackers with user or organization module permissions can exploit this vulnerability to read, modify, disable, and delete users in other departments. Defenders should assess exposure, particularly for those managing user and organization module permissions, and verify current version implementation. The CVE record was published on 2026-10-15T21:43:44.503Z and has not been modified since then.

Vendor
zhontai
Product
Admin.Core
CVSS
MEDIUM 5.3
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-10-15
Original CVE updated
2026-10-16
Advisory published
2026-10-15
Advisory updated
2026-10-16

Who should care

Defenders responsible for authentication and authorization control assessments, particularly those managing user and organization module permissions in zhontai Admin.Core deployments, should assess exposure and verify version 10.1.0 or earlier for potential vulnerabilities.

Why it matters

CVE-2026-111355 is a medium-severity authorization bypass vulnerability in zhontai Admin.Core through 10.1.0. Defenders should assess exposure, particularly for those managing user and organization module permissions, and verify current version implementation.

  • Potential unauthorized access to sensitive user and organization data
  • Possible modification or deletion of user accounts outside of assigned department scope
  • Risk of privilege escalation for attackers with user or organization module permissions
  • Need for verification of current version and implementation of compensating controls

Technical summary

The zhontai Admin.Core through 10.1.0 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability allowing authenticated users to ignore department DataScope restrictions. Attackers with user or organization module permissions can call UserService and OrgService by-id methods to read, modify, disable, and delete users in other departments. This vulnerability has a medium severity and defenders should assess exposure, particularly for those managing user and organization module permissions, and verify current version implementation.

Defensive priority

Medium priority for authentication and authorization control assessments

Recommended defensive actions

  • Review authentication and authorization controls for UserService and OrgService by-id methods
  • Assess Dept and Self scope restrictions for user and organization module permissions
  • Verify version 10.1.0 or earlier of zhontai Admin.Core for potential exposure
  • Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up
  • Plan vendor-supported updates or mitigations through normal change control where exposure is confirmed
  • 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

Official CVE Program and NVD records provide details on the authorization bypass vulnerability in zhontai Admin.Core through 10.1.0. Supplemental sources offer technical descriptions and third-party advisories.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2026-111355 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111355

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2026-111355 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111355

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

  • zhontai Admin.Core through 10.1.0 Authorization Bypass via User and Organization By-ID Endpoints

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/111xxx/CVE-2026-111355.json

    cve_program_cvelist_v5

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/zhontai-admin-core-by-id-missing-data-scope-cross-dept

    Supplemental source - third-party-advisory

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://github.com/zhontai/Admin.Core/blob/v10.1.0/src/modules/admin/ZhonTai.Admin/Services/User/UserService.cs

    Supplemental source - technical-description

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://github.com/zhontai/Admin.Core/blob/v10.1.0/src/modules/admin/ZhonTai.Admin/Services/Org/OrgService.cs

    Supplemental source - technical-description

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zhontai-admin-core-through-10.1.0-authorization-bypass-via-user-and-organization-by-id-endpoints

    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.