ServiceNow AI Platform authorization

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ServiceNow AI Platform. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-86859. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in ServiceNow AI Platform (affected version unknown). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-639. The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

ServiceNow has remediated an authorization bypass security issue that was identified in the ServiceNow AI Platform. This security issue, if exploited, could enable an unauthenticated user to access data within the ServiceNow AI Platform that the user otherwise would not be entitled to access, potentially enabling further unintended access. ServiceNow deployed a security update to hosted instances and ServiceNow provided the update to our partners and self-hosted customers. We are not currently aware of malicious exploitation against ServiceNow instances. We recommend customers promptly apply appropriate updates or upgrade to a patched release if they have not already done so.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.servicenow.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-86859 since 09/08/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/24/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Artificial Intelligence Software

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• ServiceNow

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• AI Platform

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