blakeblackshear frigate up to 0.16.x Password Reset password improper authentication

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A vulnerability was found in blakeblackshear frigate up to 0.16.x. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /users/{username}/password of the component Password Reset Handler. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-33124. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in blakeblackshear frigate up to 0.16.x. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file /users/{username}/password of the component Password Reset Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Frigate is a network video recorder (NVR) with realtime local object detection for IP cameras. Versions prior to 0.17.0-beta1 allow any authenticated user to change their own password without verifying the current password through the /users/{username}/password endpoint. Changing a password does not invalidate existing JWT tokens, and there is no validation of password strength. If an attacker obtains a valid session token (e.g., via accidentally exposed JWT, stolen cookie, XSS, compromised device, or sniffing over HTTP), they can change the victim’s password and gain permanent control of the account. Since password changes do not invalidate existing JWT tokens, session hijacks persist even after a password reset. Additionally, the lack of password strength validation exposes accounts to brute-force attacks. This issue has been resolved in version 0.17.0-beta1.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-33124 since 03/17/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 0.17.0-beta1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• blakeblackshear

Name

• frigate

Version

• 0.1
• 0.2
• 0.3
• 0.4
• 0.5
• 0.6
• 0.7
• 0.8
• 0.9
• 0.10
• 0.11
• 0.12
• 0.13
• 0.14
• 0.15
• 0.16

Website

• Product: https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/

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