CVE-2026-16772
Authenticated users can escalate to admin via self-update role assignment in Akaunting.
Is CVE-2026-16772 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-16772 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.25% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-16772?
CVE-2026-16772 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.1. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-16772?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-16772. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-16772 affect?
CVE-2026-16772 affects Akaunting <= 3.1.21 (self-hosted web application). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-16772?
Upgrade Akaunting to a fixed release (>3.1.21) or apply vendor patch; restrict profile update role changes.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Low-privileged authenticated users can assign themselves admin role, gaining full administrator control and data/config access.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 3.1.21
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.