CVE-2026-72001
Auth bypass in Pangolin share-link allows access to arbitrary protected resources.
Is CVE-2026-72001 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-72001 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 0.28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-72001?
CVE-2026-72001 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.6. 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-2026-72001?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-72001. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-72001 affect?
CVE-2026-72001 affects Pangolin < 1.22.0, Self-hosted Pangolin instances, Pangolin server deployments. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-72001?
Upgrade to Pangolin >=1.22.0 and revoke/rotate existing share links immediately
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated attackers with a single valid share link can access arbitrary protected resources, bypassing SSO, passwords, PINs and header auth.
Immediate action required
- affected< 1.22.0
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.