Pegasystems Pega Browser Extension up to 3.1.44 access control

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Pegasystems Pega Browser Extension up to 3.1.44. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-1079. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pegasystems Pega Browser Extension up to 3.1.44. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A native messaging host vulnerability in Pega Browser Extension (PBE) affects users of all versions of Pega Robotic Automation who have installed Pega Browser Extension. A bad actor could create a website that contains malicious code that targets PBE. The vulnerability could occur if a user navigates to this website. The malicious website could then present an unexpected message box.

The weakness was published with Achmea Security Assessment Team. It is possible to read the advisory at support.pega.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-1079 since 01/16/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 3.1.45 eliminates this vulnerability.

Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Pegasystems

Name

• Pega Browser Extension

Version

• 3.1.0
• 3.1.1
• 3.1.2
• 3.1.3
• 3.1.4
• 3.1.5
• 3.1.6
• 3.1.7
• 3.1.8
• 3.1.9
• 3.1.10
• 3.1.11
• 3.1.12
• 3.1.13
• 3.1.14
• 3.1.15
• 3.1.16
• 3.1.17
• 3.1.18
• 3.1.19
• 3.1.20
• 3.1.21
• 3.1.22
• 3.1.23
• 3.1.24
• 3.1.25
• 3.1.26
• 3.1.27
• 3.1.28
• 3.1.29
• 3.1.30
• 3.1.31
• 3.1.32
• 3.1.33
• 3.1.34
• 3.1.35
• 3.1.36
• 3.1.37
• 3.1.38
• 3.1.39
• 3.1.40
• 3.1.41
• 3.1.42
• 3.1.43
• 3.1.44

CPE 2.3info

• 🔒
• 🔒
• 🔒

CPE 2.2info

• 🔒
• 🔒
• 🔒

CVSSv4info

CVSSv3info

CVSSv2info

Exploitinginfo

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Countermeasuresinfo

Timelineinfo

Sourcesinfo

Entryinfo

Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Discussion