Anchore Enterprise up to 5.27.1/6.0.0 User Management API privileges management
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Anchore Enterprise up to 5.27.1/6.0.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component User Management API. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-63727. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Anchore Enterprise up to 5.27.1/6.0.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the component User Management API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Anchore Enterprise versions from 5.11.0 to 5.27.1 and 6.0.0 contain an improper privilege escalation vulnerability in the user management API. An authenticated attacker who is able to access the Anchore Enterprise API could issue an API call capable of modifying user permissions to gain access to additional resources and operations. It is not possible to grant the system-admin role, but a read only user could be granted write access. This issue is fixed in Anchore Enterprise 5.27.2 and 6.0.1.
The advisory is shared for download at docs.anchore.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-63727 since 07/17/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
Upgrading to version 5.27.2 or 6.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Enterprise 5.27.2/6.0.1
Timeline
07/17/2026 CVE reserved07/28/2026 Advisory disclosed
07/28/2026 VulDB entry created
07/28/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: docs.anchore.comStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-63727 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-63727
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-383892
Entry
Created: 07/28/2026 16:52Changes: 07/28/2026 16:52 (54)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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