Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise up to 3.21.7/3.24.2/3.26.x access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise up to 3.21.7/3.24.2/3.26.x. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-24711. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise up to 3.21.7/3.24.2/3.26.x and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. 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:

Northern.tech CFEngine Enterprise before 3.21.8, 3.24.3, and 3.27.0 has Incorrect Access Control.

This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-24711 since 01/24/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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 3.21.8, 3.24.3 or 3.27.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CFEngine Enterprise 3.21.8/3.24.3/3.27.0

Timelineinfo

01/24/2026 CVE reserved
05/14/2026 +109 days Advisory disclosed
05/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/19/2026 +5 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-24711 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-24711
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-363883

Entryinfo

Created: 05/14/2026 17:26
Updated: 05/19/2026 10:56
Changes: 05/14/2026 17:26 (53), 05/19/2026 10:56 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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