CVE 7.1 HIGH

Pachno 1.0.6 Authentication Bypass via runSwitchUser()_CVE-2026-40043

7.1 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Description

Pachno 1.0.6 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the runSwitchUser() action that allows authenticated low-privilege users to escalate privileges by manipulating the original_username cookie. Attackers can set the client-controlled original_username cookie to any value and request a switch to user ID 1 to obtain session tokens or password hashes belonging to administrator accounts.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-40043
Source VulnCheck
Published Apr 13, 2026 at 18:11

Affected Product

Vendor pancho
Product Pachno
Version 1.0.6
Affected Versions pancho Pachno 1.0.6

CWE Classification

References

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