CVE-2026-55518: Avo: Missing Authorization in Avo Association Attach Endpoint Allows Unauthorized Relationship Manipulation and Privilege Escalation
avo-hq · avo
No fix listed · Affected: avo-hq · Exploitation: not established
ExploitationNot established
Not in CISA KEV as of catalogue 2026.11.13 (13 Nov)
- In CISA KEV: not seen
- Exploited (reported): not seen
- Scanning observed: not seen
- Proof of concept public: not seen
- Not establishedNothing in the sources we check
Higher than 35% of scored CVEs
DescriptionNVD
Avo is a framework to create admin panels for Ruby on Rails apps. Prior to 3.32.1 and 4.0.0.beta.51, Avo's association attach workflow checks attach_<association>? in the UI and GET /resources/:resource/:id/:related/new path, but the actual write endpoint, POST /resources/:resource/:id/:related, does not run the same authorization check before mutating the association through Avo::AssociationsController#create. An authenticated low-privileged Avo user can bypass hidden or disabled attach controls and directly attach related records to a parent record by sending a crafted POST request, which can lead to privilege escalation and cross-tenant data exposure where associations represent authorization-bearing relationships. This issue is fixed in versions 3.32.1 and 4.0.0.beta.51.
On the Atlas
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Weakness
- Insecure Direct Object Reference
- Vendor
- avo-hq
- Published
- July 2026
Coverage1 article · 1 outlet
First in our coverage: SecurityOnline, 22 Jun.
- Avo Flaw CVE-2026-55518 Enables Privilege Escalation in Rails AppsSecurityOnline · first in our coverage
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