CVE-2026-45332: Automad has Broken Access Control: Unauthenticated exposure of administrator bcrypt password hashes and TOTP secrets via public API endpoint

high Affects automad/automad. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2026-05-27; advisory modified 2026-09-10.

Automad has Broken Access Control: Unauthenticated exposure of administrator bcrypt password hashes and TOTP secrets via public API endpoint

Package: automad/automad Composer
Affected versions: >=2.0.0-alpha.1 and <2.0.0-beta.28
Fixed in: 2.0.0-beta.28
Severity: high CVSS 7.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (72.7th percentile)
Published: 2026-05-27
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-200 CWE-306

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