CVE-2026-79673
Auth-scope bypass lets attacker change admin password and gain admin session.
Is CVE-2026-79673 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-79673 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 0.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-79673?
CVE-2026-79673 is rated High. 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-2026-79673?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-79673. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-79673 affect?
CVE-2026-79673 affects Ech0 < 4.4.3, PUT /user API endpoint, OAuth profile:read tokens. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-79673?
Upgrade to Ech0 4.4.3+, revoke tokens, reset admin creds, audit logs
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
With an admin's profile:read token an attacker can change the admin password, authenticate as admin, bypass scope enforcement, and obtain full admin access.
Immediate action required
- affected< 4.4.3
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.