CVE-2026-52466

Critical

Description

Open Library Foundation VuFind v11.0.3 and v4.1 is vulnerable to toInorrect Access Control. The application fails to stop processing an incoming request in VuFind\Controller\AbstractBase::validateAccessPermission after it has found that controller level access permissions do not allow access to the requested function. The requester receives a response indicating that access was denied, but the actual function is executed regardless of that.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductVuFind
PublishedAug 6, 2026
First seenAug 6, 2026

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Open Library Foundation VuFind11.0.3, 4.1—

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