Inductive Automation Ignition up to 8.1.53 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Inductive Automation Ignition up to 8.1.53. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-77393. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Inductive Automation Ignition up to 8.1.53. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In Ignition 8.1.53 and earlier, the Gateway "Create Project Role(s)" setting shipped blank, which permitted any authenticated user to create projects (if they can execute gateway scripts). Ignition 8.1.54 restricts project creation to Designer sessions and no longer relies on this setting. The 8.3 series is not affected.

The advisory is shared for download at security.inductiveautomation.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-77393 since 08/20/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated 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 8.1.54 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ignition 8.1.54

Timelineinfo

08/20/2026 CVE reserved
09/04/2026 +15 days Advisory disclosed
09/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: security.inductiveautomation.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-77393 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-77393
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-399184

Entryinfo

Created: 09/04/2026 23:32
Changes: 09/04/2026 23:32 (75)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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