CVE-2026-85990: Leantime: Any Authenticated User Can Self-Escalate to Admin via Unauthorized JSON-RPC Methods

high Affects leantime/leantime. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2026-10-15.

Leantime: Any Authenticated User Can Self-Escalate to Admin via Unauthorized JSON-RPC Methods

Package: leantime/leantime Composer
Affected versions: <3.10.0
Fixed in: 3.10.0
Severity: high CVSS 8.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (35.9th percentile)
Published: 2026-10-15
Source: osv.dev

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